Holst's frog
Holst's frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
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.[2] It lives in primary or recovered secondary broad-leaved evergreen forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by road and dam construction.[1]
References
- 1 2 Yoshio Kaneko; Masafumi Matsui (2004). "Babina holsti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T19168A8846630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T19168A8846630.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Babina holsti (Boulenger, 1892)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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