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Holst's frog
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Babina
Species: B. holsti
Binomial name
Babina holsti
(Boulenger, 1892)
Synonyms

Rana holsti Boulenger, 1892

Holst's frog (Babina holsti) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It occurs on mountains of the Okinawa and Tokashiki islands. It lives in primary or recovered secondary broad-leaved evergreen forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by road and dam construction.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Babina holsti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T19168A177217165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T19168A177217165.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Babina holsti (Boulenger, 1892)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History.
Taxon identifiers
Rana holsti


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