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Chochran's Running Frog
Kassina cochranae (Loveridge, 1941)
Also calledkasina Cochranové (ces) · rákosnička červenonohá (ces) · Лесная кассина (rus) · コクランアルキガエル (jpn)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
K. cochranae is locally abundant and occurs in a number of protected areas. A major threat to this species is habitat loss through water drainage and afforestation (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
associations
K. cochranae produces a characteristic odor when handled and is quite unpalatable, due to the production of defensive amines and peptides by glands in the skin (Roseghini et al. 1988). In spite of these defenses, there are records of predation on this species by the Yellowbilled Egret Egretta intermedia and the Vine Snake Thelotornis capensis (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
growth
The tadpoles are large and fish-like, they are up to 130 mm long with deep keel-like tails that arise from the top of the head (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
habitat
The species occurs throughout Mozambique and the eastern lowlands of Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. It inhabits a wide variety of bushveld vegetation types, predominantly in the Savanna Biome (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5217750.