Daruma pond frog
The Daruma pond frog (Pelophylax porosus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It has two subspecies, P. porosus porosus (the Tokyo Daruma pond frog) and P. porosus brevipodus (the Nagoya Daruma pond frog). It is endemic to Japan. The average size of males is 3.5 to 6.2 cm, while females are from 3.7 to 7.3 cm.
| Daruma pond frog | |
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| Tokyo Daruma Pond Frog | |
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| Nagoya Daruma Pond Frog | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Pelophylax |
| Species: | P. porosus |
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| Pelophylax porosus | |
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Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]
References
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- Kaneko, Yoshio; Matsui, Masafumi (2004). "Pelophylax porosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58699A11815556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58699A11815556.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Pelophylax porosus (Cope, 1868)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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