Kassina decorata (Angel, 1940)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The decorated running frog (Kassina decorata) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Cameroon where it is known from the Bamiléké highlands and from Mount Manengouba. There is uncertainty whether it is a valid species, and it has been also considered synonym of Kassina maculosa.
This little known species has been found around lakes and in marshes in high-elevation grassland, and in flooded grassland and marshes in humid savanna.
Wikipedia contributors, Decorated running frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:45:43.227908+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kassina decorata (Angel, 1940)
- Name authority
- (Angel, 1940)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hyperoliidae
- Genus
- Kassina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHyperoliidae Laurent, 1943
- subfamilyKassininae Laurent, 1972
- genusKassina Girard, 1853
- speciesKassina decorata (Angel, 1940)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kassina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kassina mertensi Laurent, 1952 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina schioetzi Rödel, Grafe, Rudolf & Ernst, 2002 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina arboricola Perret, 1985 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina cassinoides (Boulenger, 1903) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina cochranae (Loveridge, 1941) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina fusca Schiøtz, 1967 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina jozani Msuya, Howell & Channing, 2007 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina kuvangensis (Monard, 1937) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina lamottei Schiøtz, 1967 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina maculifer (Ahl, 1924) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina maculosa (Sternfeld, 1917) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina senegalensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Kassina maculosa decorata (Angel, 1940) (Angel, 1940) | synonym |
| Megalixalus decorata Angel, 1940 Angel, 1940 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=774689 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3R3JK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.