List of amphibians of Japan

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This list of amphibians recorded in Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which details the conservation status of some ninety-four species. [1] Of these, four are assessed as critically endangered (the endemic Amakusa salamander, Mikawa salamander, Tosashimizu salamander, and Tsukuba clawed salamander), twenty-seven as endangered, fourteen as vulnerable, eleven as near threatened, and thirty-eight as of least concern. [1]

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According to statistics accompanying the 2020 Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MoE) Red List, ninety-one species and subspecies are to be found, but the conservation status of only sixty-seven is detailed. [2] [3] Of these, five taxa are critically endangered from a national perspective, twenty are endangered, twenty-two vulnerable, nineteen near threatened, and one data deficient. [2] [3]

As of January 2023, for their protection, forty-one species have been designated National Endangered Species by Cabinet Order in accordance with the 1992 Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. [4]

Order: Anura (frogs)

Japanese tree frog, Dryophytes japonicus Hyla japonica sep01.jpg
Japanese tree frog, Dryophytes japonicus
Holst's frog, Babina holsti horusutogaeru Cheng Ti .jpg
Holst's frog, Babina holsti
Amami tip-nosed frog, Odorrana amamiensis amamihanasakigaeru.jpg
Amami tip-nosed frog, Odorrana amamiensis
Daruma pond frog, Pelophylax porosus Pelophylax porosus - 2.jpg
Daruma pond frog, Pelophylax porosus
Ishikawa's frog, Rana ishikawae Rana ishikawae.jpg
Ishikawa's frog, Rana ishikawae
Ryukyu kajika frog, Buergeria japonica riyuukiyuukazikagaeru1.JPG
Ryukyu kajika frog, Buergeria japonica
Forest green tree frog, Zhangixalus arboreus Rhacophorus arboreus 01s.JPG
Forest green tree frog, Zhangixalus arboreus

Order: Caudata (salamanders)

Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus Andrias japonicus pair.jpg
Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus
Abe's salamander, Hynobius abei Abe's salamander, Hynobius abei.jpg
Abe's salamander, Hynobius abei
Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster Brehms Tierleben. Allgemeine kunde des Tierreichs (1911) (20226567219).jpg
Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster
Sword-tail newt, Cynops ensicauda Showing off the sword tail (33411150802).jpg
Sword-tail newt, Cynops ensicauda

Japanese names

The Japanese names for the taxa found in Japan have been collated and published by the Herpetological Society of Japan  [ ja ]. [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "IUCN Red List>Advanced Search>Taxonomy: Amphibia - Land Regions: Japan". IUCN . Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 環境省レッドリスト2020掲載種数表 [Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020: Table of Number of Species Listed](PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment . Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 環境省レッドリスト2020 [Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020](PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment . Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ↑ 国内希少野生動植物種一覧 [List of National Endangered Species] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. January 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Invasive Species of Japan: Amphibians". National Institute for Environmental Studies . Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ↑ 日本産爬虫両生類標準和名リスト [Standard Japanese Names for the Reptiles and Amphibians of Japan] (in Japanese). Herpetological Society of Japan. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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