Ishikawa's frog

Ishikawa's frog
Ishikawa's frog
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]

References

1. 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. 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.

External links

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