Tsushima brown frog

Tsushima brown frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species: R. tsushimensis
Binomial name
Rana tsushimensis
Stejneger, 1907

The Tsushima brown frog (Rana tsushimensis) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is also called Tsushima leopard frog, though leopard frogs proper are related species from North America. It is endemic to the Tsushima Island, Japan.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, irrigated land, canals, and ditches.

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