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Hylambates maculatus

Amphibians

Hylambates maculatus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae, known to many people as the red-legged running frog. It is silvery greyish-brown with dark brown to black spots, and it takes its name from the bright red coloring on the underside of its hind legs. Adults are typically 6 to 7.5 centimeters long and have vertical pupils. The species is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical parts of Africa's east coast, with records from Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini. It copes with a wide range of terrain, from shrubland, grassland, savanna and forest to ponds, swamps, marshes and even farmland and rural gardens, provided fresh water or high humidity is close by. By day it burrows under loose soil or hides in dense vegetation; at night it climbs trees and tall shrubs to feed mainly on insects and insect larvae, and it prefers a distinctive walking gait with its back legs over the usual hop. Habitat loss threatens it. Other names include brown-spotted tree frog, red-legged Kassina, red-legged pan frog, spotted running frog, tiger leg running frog and vlei frog, and it is occasionally kept in humid terrariums.

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Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
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In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
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Savanna, Biomes
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Eswatini

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Hylambates maculatus is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini).
Kenya

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Hylambates maculatus is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini).
Malawi

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Hylambates maculatus is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini).
Mozambique

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Hylambates maculatus is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini).
South Africa

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Quote, Habitat, range
Hylambates maculatus is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini).
Tanzania

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Source Hylambates maculatus (Wikipedia)Habitat, range
Quote, Habitat, range
Hylambates maculatus is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini).
Zimbabwe

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Source Hylambates maculatus (Wikipedia)Habitat, range
Quote, Habitat, range
Hylambates maculatus is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini).
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1. Hylambates maculatus (Wikipedia)
  • Behavior, diet
    feed mainly on a diet of insects and insect larvae
  • Behavior, activity
    Red-legged running frogs are nocturnal
  • As pets
    they are not as common a pet as some other species of frog
  • Habitat, range
    Hylambates maculatus is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini).
  • In Group: Other Frogs And Toads (Anura), Lead
    Hylambates maculatus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitat, natural habitats
    Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna
  • In Biome: Grassland, Habitat, grassland
    temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland
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