Ryukyu tip-nosed frog | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
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) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
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).
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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Odorrana narina | |
Rana narina |
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