Limnonectes namiyei
Limnonectes namiyei is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Okinawa Island, Japan.[2] It is named after Motoyoshi Namiye, a Japanese naturalist and herpetologist.[3] Its common name is Okinawa wart frog or Namiye's frog;[2][3] the latter name is also spelled Namie's frog.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. namiyei |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes namiyei (Stejneger, 1901) | |
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Its natural habitats are upstream regions in primary broad-leaved evergreen forest. It used to be a common frog but has greatly declined because of habitat loss (deforestation, road and dam construction) and predation by invasive mongooses.[1]
References
- Kaneko, Y. & Matsui, M. (2004). "Limnonectes namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41239A10422149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41239A10422149.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes namiyei (Stejneger, 1901)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
- E.g. "Namie's frog (Limnonectes namiyei)". Wildscreen Arkive. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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