Ryukyu tip-nosed frog

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]

Ryukyu tip-nosed frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 narina Stejneger, 1901
  • Buergeria ijimae Stejneger, 1901

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]

References

  1. 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. 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.


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