Kassina mertensi is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2] The specific name mertensi honours Robert Mertens, a German zoologist and herpetologist.[3] Common name Mertens' running frog has been coined for it.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Kassina |
| Species: | K. mertensi
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| Binomial name | |
| Kassina mertensi Laurent, 1952
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Kassina mertensi might be conspecific with Kassina maculosa.[2]
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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Kassina mertensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56234A18386388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56234A18386388.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Kassina mertensi Laurent, 1952". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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