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Kassina jozani Msuya, Howell, and Channing, 2007
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This species is known only from Jozani Forest, and its surroundings, on Unguja island (Zanzibar) in Tanzania. It has been found at 0-50m asl.
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Occurs in Zanzibar, on Unguja Island. The holotype was collected at 50m asl (IUCN 2006). Known only from flooded pools at the edge of Jozani Forest.
- IUCN, Conservation International, and NatureServe. (2006). Global Amphibian Assessment: Kassina jozani. www.globalamphibians.org. Accessed on 15 September 2008.
- Msuya, C., Howell, K., and Channing, A. (2006). ''A new species of running frog (Kassina) from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania.'' African Journal of Herpetology, 55(2), 113-122.d.
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Habitat and Ecology
habitats (forest and small-holder farmland). Juveniles and sub-adults were found outside the breeding season in coral rag thickets and plantation forest areas that were up to 3 km away from depressions within the Jozani Forest, which are the most likely breeding locations. The species appears to be a seasonal visitor to ephemeral breeding sites, but can disperse to distant areas. The habitat requirements of the species are still poorly known, but it is unlikely to survive in completely opened-up habitats.
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
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Red List Criteria
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Population
Population Trend
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The voice is quiet, pulsed, and low pitched with a rising pitch, audibly different from the calls of K. senegalensis and K. maculata. A sonogram has been published in Msuya et al. (2006).
- IUCN, Conservation International, and NatureServe. (2006). Global Amphibian Assessment: Kassina jozani. www.globalamphibians.org. Accessed on 15 September 2008.
- Msuya, C., Howell, K., and Channing, A. (2006). ''A new species of running frog (Kassina) from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania.'' African Journal of Herpetology, 55(2), 113-122.d.
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Major Threats
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Conservation Actions
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Kassina jozani is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is found in the Jozani Forest on the Unguja Island in Tanzania.
Description[edit]
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.
Habitat[edit]
Its natural habitat includes native swamps, lakes and freshwater marshes.
References[edit]
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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A rather large spotted Kassina (males 38.5-42.2 mm) from Zanzibar. The eyes are very large and protruding. Tips of digits extremely flattened. No red patches on the side of lower abdomen and hind limbs. The dorsum is covered by black to slate-grey blotches separated by thin pale grey lines.
Updated by A. Schiøtz, 2008.
- IUCN, Conservation International, and NatureServe. (2006). Global Amphibian Assessment: Kassina jozani. www.globalamphibians.org. Accessed on 15 September 2008.
- Msuya, C., Howell, K., and Channing, A. (2006). ''A new species of running frog (Kassina) from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania.'' African Journal of Herpetology, 55(2), 113-122.d.
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