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Kassina is a genus of hyperoliid frogs, commonly referred to as running frogs or kassinas. They are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa . [ 1 ] They are characterized by preferring a distinctive "walking" with the back legs instead of the more traditional frog-hopping.
Phlyctimantis maculatus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. [2] They are silvery greyish-brown with dark brown to black spots, and derive their name from bright red coloring on the ventral side of their hind legs. Adult body length is typically 6 to 7.5 centimeters. These frogs have vertical pupils.
Red-legged frog is a common name for several species of frog: California red-legged frog, Rana draytonii, a frog endemic to California, United States; La Selle red-legged frog, Eleutherodactylus furcyensis, a frog found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti; Northern red-legged frog, Rana aurora, a frog found in Canada and the United States
The California red-legged frog is an important food source for the endangered San Francisco garter snake in San Mateo County. The California newt is often found with this species due to sharing habitat requirements and the newts eating their eggs. [12] The California red-legged frog primarily eats earthworms, beetles, flies, and other winged ...
The northern red-legged frog has long, powerful legs well adapted to jumping. It is one of two amphibian species classified as red-legged frog, the other species being the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii); however, the latter species is found from southern Mendocino County southerly to Baja California.
The Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged frogs were almost wiped out of Yosemite National Park. But these scientists mounted a wildlife comeback.
Eleutherodactylus zugi, also known as Rosario red-legged frog [1] [4] and Zug's robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. [3] [5] The species is endemic to western Cuba and is known from Pinar del Río and Artemisa provinces. [3] [6] [7] [4] The specific name zugi honors American herpetologist George R. Zug.
As streams dry up in the San Gabriel Mountains, biologists are searching harder for suitable areas to reintroduce a rare frog species. Rare yellow-legged frogs are returned to drought-hammered San ...