Kassina maculosa (Sternfeld, 1917)
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
Kassina maculosa is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and possibly also in northern Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are lowland secondary forests and savanna, and montane forests and grasslands. It tolerates habitat modification and is also found in farm bush. Breeding takes place in standing water, possibly also in streams at high altitudes.
Wikipedia contributors, Kassina maculosa; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:45:43.228908+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kassina maculosa (Sternfeld, 1917)
- Name authority
- (Sternfeld, 1917)
- 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 maculosa (Sternfeld, 1917)
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 decorata (Angel, 1940) | 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 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 maculosa (Sternfeld, 1917) (Sternfeld, 1917) | synonym |
| Megalixalus maculosus Sternfeld, 1917 Sternfeld, 1917 | 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=663204 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:3R3JX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.