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A new species of Running Frog, (Kassina, Anura: Hyperoliidae) from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania

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dc.creator Msuya, Charles A.
dc.creator Howell, Kim
dc.creator Channing, Alan
dc.date 2016-07-14T20:56:42Z
dc.date 2016-07-14T20:56:42Z
dc.date 2006-11
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T13:29:43Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-03T13:29:43Z
dc.identifier Msuya, C.A., Howell, K.M. and Channing, A., 2006. A new species of Running Frog,(Kassina, Anura: Hyperoliidae) from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. African Journal of Herpetology, 55(2), pp.113-122.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3229
dc.identifier 10.1080/21564574.2006.9635544
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3229
dc.description A new species of Kassina is described from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, East Africa. It is distinguished from other species in its genus by an advertisement call that is pulsed, frequency modulated, and with a longer duration than that of K. senegalensis or K. maculata, and its grey and white reticulated colour pattern. The gular strap, like that in K. senegalensis, is continuous with the thick, pleated skin of the vocal pouch, but unlike K. senegalensis, it is rounded and truncated posteriorly. In contrast, the gular gland of K. maculata is rounded and free at its posterior end. The finger and toe tips are not distinct disks, but are only very slightly rounded and truncated when viewed from above. In lateral view, the tips are noticeably flattened.
dc.language en
dc.subject Africa
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject New species
dc.subject Kassina
dc.subject Zanzibar
dc.subject Jozani-Chwaka National Park
dc.title A new species of Running Frog, (Kassina, Anura: Hyperoliidae) from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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