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Kassina lamottei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Kassina

Higher classification
  
Kassina

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hyperoliidae

Scientific name
  
Kassina lamottei

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Amphibians, Frog, Kassina, Hyperoliidae

Kassina lamottei is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, possibly Guinea, and possibly Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

These frogs have short hind limbs and tend to crawl sluggishly rather than jump. When threatened the frog bends its back and put its head between its arms which, together with the legs, are held close to the body. The animal thus forms itself into a small, immobile and unrecognisable ball.

References

Kassina lamottei Wikipedia