Ishikawa's frog

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Ishikawa's frog
Rana ishikawae.jpg
Ishikawa's frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Odorrana
Species:
O. ishikawae
Binomial name
Odorrana ishikawae
(Stejneger, 1901)
Synonyms [2]
  • Buergeria ishikawaeStejneger, 1901
  • Rana ishikawae(Stejneger, 1901)
  • Huia ishikawae(Stejneger, 1901)

Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Okinawa Island, one of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. [1] [2] It has been described as the most beautiful frog in Japan. [3] [4]

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Odorrana ishikawae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T54308994A54315888. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T54308994A54315888.en .
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Odorrana ishikawae (Stejneger, 1901)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. 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. S2CID   38361940.
  4. 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. PMID   22035306. S2CID   32718977.


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