Tago's brown frog
The Tago's brown frog or simply Tago frog (Rana tagoi) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Japan. It is widely distributed within Japan and found on Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, as well as on some outlying islands. There are two subspecies:
- Rana tagoi okiensis — Oki Islands
- Rana tagoi yakushimensis — Yakushima
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. tagoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana tagoi Okada, 1928 | |
These might qualify as species. It can also introgres with its sister species, Rana sakuraii.[2]
Habitat
These frogs are found in montane areas close to streams in the leaf-litter, or underneath stones in the streams.[1]
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References
- Yoshio Kaneko; Masafumi Matsui (2004). "Rana tagoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58729A11832673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58729A11832673.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rana tagoi Okada, 1928". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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