Hyperolius kachalolae is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is known from the area extending from northwestern Zambia to central Malawi, although it is likely that its true range extends into adjacent southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and extreme eastern Angola. Common name Kachalola reed frog has been proposed for it.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Jumping (saltation) can be distinguished from running, galloping, and other gaits where the entire body is temporarily airborne by the relatively l...
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starts withMales and females grow to 29 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length. The body is robust. The toes are mostly webbed (the fourth toe has 1½ phalanges free). Females are tomato-red, while males are yellow, brown, or green; a thin, red line runs along the side of snout, over the eye, and continues backwards as a dorsolateral band. Both males and females have red digital discs and webbing. The underside is white. Breeding males have a turquoise throat.
The male advertisement call is a short, nasal whistle.
