Kassina lamottei

Kassina lamottei
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hyperoliidae
Genus:	Kassina
Species:	K. lamottei
Binomial name
Kassina lamottei Schiøtz, 1967

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

• Rödel, M.-O. & Schiøtz, A. 2004. Kassina lamottei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
• AmphibiaWeb