Kassina fusca
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| Kassina fusca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Kassina |
| Species: | K. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Kassina fusca Schiøtz, 1967 | |
Kassina fusca is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.[1][2][3][4] Its common name is brown running frog or pale running frog.[1][2][3] It is found in the West African savanna zone in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, and Nigeria.[1][2] It probably occurs in Guinea-Bissau, although there are no records from there.[2]
Kassina fusca is a terrestrial frogs that moves by walking rather than jumping. They are small frogs measuring 29–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length. The dorsum is brown with scattered small darker spots (sometimes indistinct) and a larger, irregular, X-shaped spot in the shoulder region. There are small discs on the fingers.[4]