The New Running Frog of Jozani-Chwaka National Park,Zanzibar,Tanzania(Kassina spp.)

The Running Frogs(Kassina spp.) are members of the Hyperoliidae,a family that is restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.Although summary information exists on the amphibian fauna of Zanzibar,only K. maculata has been recorded on Unguja,the largest of the islands in Zanzibar.Recent field surveys conducted in Jozani-Chwaka National Park revealed the presence of a frog in the genus Kassina that differs from all known species and,based on current knowledge,is endemic to Zanzibar.A new running frog species of Kassina was discovered from Jozani-Chwaka National Park,Zanzibar,Tanzania in 2006.It is distinguished from other species in its genus,by an advertisement call,that is pulsed,