Kassina jozani | |
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Jozani forest, Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hyperoliidae |
Genus: | Kassina |
Species: | K. jozani
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Binomial name | |
Kassina jozani Msuya, Howell, and Channing, 2007
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Kassina jozani is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Tanzania and only known from the Jozani Forest on the Unguja Island (Zanzibar). [1] [2] [3] [4]
It is a medium-sized frog (males measure about 4 cm). The back is covered with splashes of color from black to dark gray, separated by light gray, thin lines with a light creamy white belly. Its eyes are large and protruding, and the ends of its fingers and extremely flattened. [3] [4]
Its natural habitat is forest and small-holder farmland surrounding pools at elevations of 50 m (160 ft) above sea level. [1]
Kassina jozani | |
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Jozani forest, Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hyperoliidae |
Genus: | Kassina |
Species: | K. jozani
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Binomial name | |
Kassina jozani Msuya, Howell, and Channing, 2007
|
Kassina jozani is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Tanzania and only known from the Jozani Forest on the Unguja Island (Zanzibar). [1] [2] [3] [4]
It is a medium-sized frog (males measure about 4 cm). The back is covered with splashes of color from black to dark gray, separated by light gray, thin lines with a light creamy white belly. Its eyes are large and protruding, and the ends of its fingers and extremely flattened. [3] [4]
Its natural habitat is forest and small-holder farmland surrounding pools at elevations of 50 m (160 ft) above sea level. [1]