given wrong advice

[pillipala]

how can they have mixed that frog up with a white's?
they don't look anything like that - well, i guess they can camoflage a bit but that frog's legs are seriously cool.

by the way, what is that frog at the top of the forum? The third one.

[daydreaming]

Kassina maculata

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Red-legged running frog
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classificationKingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hyperoliidae
Genus:Kassina
Species:K. maculata
Binomial nameKassina maculata
(Duméril, 1853)

The Red-legged running frog (Kassina maculata) is a frog species of the Hyperoliidae family. They are silvery grey with dark brown to black spots, and derive their name from bright red coloring on the ventral side of their hind legs. Adult body length is typically 6 to 7.5 centimeters. Other common names include brown-spotted tree frog, red-legged Kassina, red-legged pan frog, spotted running frog, tiger leg running frog, and Vlei frog.
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[edit] Habitat

K. maculata is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe). The frog thrives in varying terrain including shrubland, grassland, savannah, and forest as long as there exists a ready source of fresh water or high humidity.

[edit] Behavior

Red-legged running frogs are nocturnal, and therefore somewhat elusive to humans - preferring to burrow under loose soil or vegetation during the day. At night they take to climbing trees and tall shrubs to feed mainly on a diet of insects and insect larvae.

[edit] As Pets

Because they are nocturnal and do require a significantly moist environment (80% relative humidity is recommended), they are not as common a pet as other species of frog. However, being rather hardy and robust, they do survive well under appropriate basic conditions. A source of UV light is not required, and ambient temperature of 72 to 77 °F (22 to 25 °C) is sufficient. Both a thermometer and hygrometer should be present. Moss or coconut fiber should be used as substrate for burrowing, with both wet and dry ground areas within the enclosure. A basin or bowl of clean, fresh water is necessary. Misting of fresh water should occur twice a day at the wet end of the tank. Plants (real or artificial) should be present for climbing. A diet of live crickets, mealworms, or flies is appropriate, and size of food should be limited to the width of the space between the frog's eyes.

this is the only good information i can find. apparently they do best when just left alone i cant find toxic levels but its recommended to use gloves when handling

[tattooed81]

They recommend gloves for handling FBT`s also but I`m a mechanic I have had way worse things on my hands

[Kerry1968]

Hello Daydreaming,
I have 2 cousins of your frog, kassina senegalensis. Mine are quite shy too, I house them in a 2 and half foot tank which I divided into two halves with a piece of plastic siliconed into place. Half is dry compost, half is part boggy compost part water.
One thing I will say is that they like to hide, I have some PVC pipe buried in the substrate (with the ends open) and this is where they spend the majority of the time. I also made a little cave by digging a dip in the compost and placing a piece of slate on top, this is another favourite hiding spot.
Make sure any water area is easy to get out of, don't know if it's just my two, but they seem a little lacking in the brains department and will try for ages to climb out a slope that's too steep! I've solved this by making a gentle ramp from gravel so they find their way out, bless them! Obviously if it's a water bowl you have just make sure they can reach the lip of it easily. Would love to see photos of your frogs, I have some photos of my set-up on the forum here somewhere, I think in the introductions.