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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Odorrana |
| Species: | O. narina |
| Binomial name | |
| Odorrana narina (Stejneger, 1901) | |
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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
- 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.
- 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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