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title: "Afrikaanse renkikker"
description: "Kassina senegalensis — Amfibieën. Kassina senegalensis, also known as the Senegal running frog, along with many other common names, is a species of frog native to much of Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/senegal-running-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Afrikaanse renkikker

> Kassina senegalensis — Amfibieën. Kassina senegalensis, also known as the Senegal running frog, along with many other common names, is a species of frog native to much of Africa.

- Scientific name: *Kassina senegalensis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1402
- Wikidata: [Q581541](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581541)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23512](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23512)

## Names

- en: Senegal Running Frog
- de: Senegal-Rennfrosch
- es: Rana Corredora de Senegal
- fr: Grenouille coureuse du Sénégal
- nl: Afrikaanse renkikker

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (762), TZ (65), KE (64), ZW (59), BW (43), MZ (40), ZM (39), NA (33), MW (23), RW (16), SZ (13), UG (11)

## Summary

Kassina senegalensis, also known as the Senegal running frog, along with many other common names, is a species of frog native to much of Africa. It is a small and solidly-built species with large eyes. Most of the body is greyish-black, but there are brown bands and spots on certain parts. They can be found in many types of habitats, such as shrublands, grasslands, and wetlands, at elevations as high as 2,000 metres (1.2 mi). Their breeding occurs in water, where eggs are laid in various locations and fertilised one by one. They eat a variety of arthropods and secrete peptides from their skin to avoid becoming prey…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassina_senegalensis

## Photo

![Afrikaanse renkikker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/senegal-running-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87422108

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/senegal-running-frog?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).