Ishikawa's frog
StatusEN
Status systemIUCN3.1
TaxonOdorrana ishikawae
Authority(Stejneger, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Buergeria ishikawae Stejneger, 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 (2015). "Odorrana ishikawae". Vol. 2015. 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