Kassina mertensi Laurent, 1952
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 mertensi is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The specific name mertensi honours Robert Mertens, a German zoologist and herpetologist. Common name Mertens' running frog has been coined for it.
Kassina mertensi might be conspecific with Kassina maculosa.
Kassina mertensi occurs clearings in rainforest as well as in heavily degraded former forest (farm bush). Threats to it are not known, but it appears to tolerate some habitat modification.
Wikipedia contributors, Kassina mertensi; 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 mertensi Laurent, 1952
- Name authority
- Laurent, 1952
- 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 mertensi Laurent, 1952
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 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 maculosa (Sternfeld, 1917) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kassina senegalensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=663205 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:3R3JY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.