Ryukyu tip-nosed frog

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Ryukyu tip-nosed frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Odorrana
Species:
O. narina
Binomial name
Odorrana narina
(Stejneger, 1901)
Synonyms [2]
  • Rana narinaStejneger, 1901
  • Buergeria ijimaeStejneger, 1901

The Ryukyu tip-nosed frog, Ryukyu Island frog, or Okinawa tip-nosed frog (Odorrana narina) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Okinawa Island, in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. [1] [2]

It occurs in streams in primary or well-recovered secondary broad-leaved evergreen forest at elevations up to 503 m (1,650 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss and by predation from introduced small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Odorrana narina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T58675A177217981. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T58675A177217981.en . Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Odorrana narina (Stejneger, 1901)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 16 December 2022.