Ishikawa's frog
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| Ishikawa's frog | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Odorrana |
| Species: | O. ishikawae |
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| Odorrana ishikawae (Stejneger, 1901)[2] | |
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Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family that is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[2]
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It has been described as the most beautiful frog in Japan.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 Kaneko, Y. & Matsui, M. (2004). "Odorrana ishikawae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Odorrana ishikawae (Stejneger, 1901)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ Igawa, Takeshi; et al. (2011). "Isolation and characterization of twelve microsatellite loci of endangered Ishikawa’s frog (Odorrana ishikawae)". Conservation Genetics Resources 3 (3): 421–424. doi:10.1007/s12686-010-9370-7. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Sumida, Masayuki; et al. (2011). "Artificial production and natural breeding of the endangered frog species Odorrana ishikawae, with special reference to fauna conservation in the laboratory". Zoological Science 28 (11): 834–839. doi:10.2108/zsj.28.834. (subscription required (help)).
External links
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