Suweon tree frog

Suwon treefrog
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hylidae
Genus:Hyla
Species: H. suweonensis
Binomial name
Hyla suweonensis
Kuramoto, 1980[2]

The Suweon tree frog, also spelled Suwon treefrog (Hyla suweonensis recently modified to Dryophytes suweonensis[3]) is a species of tree frog found in western South Korea,[4] probably from the Imjin River to the Mangyeong River,[5] south of Iksan.[6] Its distribution and population have been assessed to be below 800 individuals and the status of the species has been updated as Endangered by the IUCN.[1]

The Suweon tree frog and the Japanese tree frog, which is also found in the same region, are the only two hylid species found on the Korean Peninsula. Factors distinguishing them include the frequency of the call,[7] calling behavior,[8] webbing between the toes and the angle of the line between eyes and nostrils.[9] The type locality for the Suweon tree frog is a rice paddy near the Office of Rural Development in Suwon. It has a lifestyle similar to the Japanese tree frog, breeding in rice paddies.[2] The species is not known to breed at any natural site, and microhabitat segregation differentiate them from the Japanese tree frog.[10] The species is evolutionary significant due to its unusual ZW karyotype.[11]

The Suweon tree frog is listed as an "Endangered category I species" in Korea on basis of its limited distribution range and small population size.[12] Besides, it is known to display high prevalence of Chytrid Fungus.[13] However, this frog has also been listed as an invasive species in the United States.[14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Matsui, M. & Borzée A. (2014). "Hyla suweonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 Kuramoto, Mitsuru (1980). "Mating calls of treefrogs (genus Hyla) in the Far East, with description of a new species from Korea". Copeia. 1980: 100–108. doi:10.2307/1444138. JSTOR 1444138.
  3. ↑ Dufresnes C., Litvinchuk S., Borzée A., Jang Y., Li J-T., Miura I., Perrin N. & Stöck M. (2016). Phylogeography reveals an ancient cryptic radiation in East-Asian tree frogs (Hyla japonica group) and complex relationships between continental and island lineages. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16:253, DOI: 10.1186/s12862-016-0814-x
  4. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyla suweonensis Kuramoto, 1980". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Borzée, Amaël; Kim, Kyungmin; Heo, Kyongman; Jablonski, Piotr; Jang, Yikweon (4 October 2017). "Impact of land reclamation and agricultural water regime on the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Dryophytes suweonensis". PeerJ. 5 (e3872). doi:10.7717/peerj.3872.
  6. ↑ Borzée A., Yu SH. & Jang Y. (2016). Dryophytes suweonensis (Suweon Treefrog). Herpetological Review - Geographic Distribution Notes. 47, 3:418.
  7. ↑ Jang, Y., Hahm, E. H., Lee, H. J., Park, S., Won, Y. J., & Choe, J. C. (2011). Geographic variation in advertisement calls in a tree frog species: gene flow and selection hypotheses. PLoS One, 6(8), e23297.
  8. ↑ Borzée A., Kim JY. & Jang Y. (2016). Calling site differentiation as a mechanism for reproductive isolation in two treefrog species. In review: Scientific Reports, 6:32569, DOI: 10.1038/srep32569
  9. ↑ Borzée A., Park S., Kim A., Kim HT., & Jang Y. (2013). Morphometrics of two sympatric species of tree frogs in Korea: a morphological key for the critically endangered Hyla suweonensis in relation to H. japonica. Animal Cells and Systems, 17(5), 348-356.
  10. ↑ Borzée A., Kim JY., da Cunha M.A.M., Lee D., Sin E., Oh S., Yi Y. & Jang Y. (2016). Temporal and spatial differentiation in microhabitat use: Implications for reproductive isolation and ecological niche specification. Integrative Zoology. 11, 5:375-387.
  11. ↑ Dufresnes C., Borzée A., Horn A., Stöck M., Ostini M., … & Perrin N. (2015) Sex-chromosome homomorphy in Palearctic tree frogs results from both turnovers and X-Y recombination. Molecular Biology & Evolution, msv113.
  12. ↑ Park, Daesik; Kaplan, Robert H. (2013). "Korea regional update". FrogLog. 21 (4): 34–35.
  13. ↑ Borzée, Amaël; Kosch, Tiffany; Kim, Miyeon; Jang, Yikweon (31 May 2017). "Introduced bullfrogs are associated with increased Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis prevalence and reduced occurrence of Korean treefrogs". PLoS One. 12 (5): e0177860. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177860.
  14. ↑ "Amphibians - Frogs/Toads" Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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