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Unidentified frog

Description:

This small frog was part of a group heard croaking every night as as soon as the sun set. Grey body, red thighs and toes, white belly. Very small (less than 5cm long). May be an introduced species.

Habitat:

Ponds in a park in Nairobi.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Trapsuutjie
Trapsuutjie 12 years ago
Red-legged Kassina
Kassina Maculata


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25 Comments (1–25)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Fantastic!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Amazing !

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thank you matimar1!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Rajas and AnnalisaD! I just got an ID for this tiny beauty so I'll update shortly.

Rajas Deshpande
Rajas Deshpande 12 years ago

ohhhh... nice

AnnalisaD
AnnalisaD 12 years ago

I like that it looks metallic....very interesting!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thank you Trapsuutjie!

Trapsuutjie
Trapsuutjie 12 years ago

Great photo!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thank you Ismael! I hope a new camera will find it's way to you soon!

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Wow a silver frog, very cool spotting Daniele

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Atul! Still no ID...

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

lovely!!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Ashish. PratikPanda, yes I use Google image search. I've found similar frogs but not ID yet.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago
PratikPanda
PratikPanda 12 years ago

Have you tried using Google image search? I was able to find photos of similar looking animals and solved some of the mystery animals around here.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago


Good find chimetsetan! Thanks. Interesting that this is in another part of Nairobi, so it may be indigenous after all. Still looking for ID ....

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 12 years ago

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15990314
matches, but no ID given over there either. :(

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Ashish! I'm checking the genus Hyla..

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Look like a Tree Frog. See the finges..

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Glad you like it chebeagueschool!

chebeagueschool
chebeagueschool 12 years ago

it is so cool that you got that good picture!!!

chebeagueschool
chebeagueschool 12 years ago

Wow!!!!!!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks chimetsetan! I'll look into the Hyla genus.

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 12 years ago

thank god there is no helium or hydrogen gas inside that balloon,,,, otherwise he could have flown away. :) looks like some kind of tree frog. (Hyla)

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Nairobi, Central, Kenya

Spotted on Aug 24, 2011
Submitted on Feb 15, 2012

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