List of amphibians of Korea
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This is a list of amphibian species found in the wild in Korea, including the Korean Peninsula and Jeju Island. A total of 20 species of amphibians are known from Korea; this includes two species of salamander that were not discovered until the 21st century.
This list treats the taxonomic designations found in Frost (2007) as authoritative. There have been major revisions of amphibian taxonomy, including the taxonomy of many Korean species, since the late 20th century. This has included studies which have found species such as the Korean brown frog and Imienpo Station frog, which were previously considered to be Korean varieties or subspecies of more widespread species, to be distinct. It has also included a wholesale revision of the taxonomy of the Ranidae, or true frogs; for example, the common dark-spotted frog was formerly classified as Rana nigromaculata but is now classified as Pelophylax nigromaculatus.
The following abbreviations are used in the list:
- I: International status, as given in the IUCN Red List
- K: General status in Korea, as given in various sources
- SK: Legal status in South Korea
- NK: Legal status in North Korea
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[edit] Salamanders
| Common name
(Korean name) |
Species
(Authority) |
Preferred habitat | Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hynobiidae - 5 species | ||||
| Korean salamander | Hynobius leechii
(Boulenger, 1887) |
Mountain forests | Throughout mainland[1] |
|
| Jeju salamander | Hynobius quelpaertensis
(Mori, 1928) |
Montane wetlands | Southwestern islands and peninsulas, including Jeju | |
| Kori salamander | Hynobius yangi
(Kim, Min, & Matsui, 2003) |
Moist mountain forests | Far southeastern South Korea[4] | |
| Long-tailed salamander | Onychodactylus fischeri
(Boulenger, 1886) |
High in forested mountain streams | Throughout mainland | |
| Siberian salamander | Salamandrella keyserlingii
(Dybowski, 1870) |
Wet and riparian forests | Northeasternmost North Korea | |
| Plethodontidae - 1 species | ||||
| Korean crevice salamander | Karsenia koreana
(Min et al., 2005) |
Mossy limestone rockslides in oak-pine forests | Southwestern South Korea |
[edit] Frogs and toads
| Common name
(Korean name) |
Species
(Authority) |
Preferred habitat | Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombinatoridae - 1 species | ||||
| Oriental fire-bellied toad | Bombina orientalis
(Boulenger, 1890) |
Well-vegetated wetlands | Throughout | |
| Bufonidae - 3 species | ||||
| Asiatic toad | Bufo gargarizans
(Cantor, 1842) |
Widespread | Throughout[10] |
|
| Korean water toad | Bufo stejnegeri
(Schmidt, 1931) |
Riparian mountain forests | Central Korea[11] |
|
| Mongolian toad | Pseudepidalea raddei
(Strauch, 1876) |
Dry, sandy soil | North Korea | |
| Hylidae - 2 species | ||||
| Japanese treefrog | Hyla japonica
(Günther, 1859) |
Widespread | Throughout | |
| Suwon treefrog | Hyla suweonensis
(Kuramoto, 1980) |
Widespread | West central Korea[12] |
|
| Microhylidae - 1 species | ||||
| Boreal digging frog | Kaloula borealis
(Barbour, 1908) |
Near cultivated fields | Throughout |
|
| Ranidae - 8 species | ||||
| Korean brown frog | Rana coreana[13]
(Okada, 1928) |
Near cultivated fields | Throughout[14] |
|
| Dybowski's frog | Rana dybowskii
(Günther, 1876) |
Forests | Throughout |
|
| Huanren frog | Rana huanrenensis
(Fei, Ye & Huang, 1991) |
High mountain streams | Sporadic throughout mainland |
|
| Dark-spotted frog | Pelophylax nigromaculatus
(Hallowell, 1861) |
Stagnant water in forests and meadows | Throughout | |
| Seoul frog | Pelophylax chosenicus[17]
(Okada, 1931) |
Ponds and rice paddies | Western Korea[18] |
|
| Imienpo Station frog | Glandirana emeljanovi[20]
(Nikolskii, 1913) |
Slow streams and wetlands | Throughout mainland | |
| American bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana
Shaw, 1802 |
Stagnant waters | Throughout[22] |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Absent from Jeju and some coastal regions, according to Yang (2001), p. 40.
- ^ Matsui, M. & Wenge, Z. (2004). Hynobius leechii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ministry of Environment (2005).
- ^ Has been collected only in the vicinity of the Kori nuclear power station in Gijang-gun, northern Busan (Yang 2001, p. 44).
- ^ a b Kuzmin, S., Matsui, M., Wenge, Z., Maslova, I. & Tuniyev, B. (2004). Onychodactylus fischeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
- ^ Kuzmin, S., Ishchenko, V., Matsui, M., Wenge, Z. & Kaneko, Y. (2004). Salamandrella keyserlingii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
- ^ The "Hapsu Salamander Habitat" of this species in Paegam, North Hamgyong, is designated North Korean Natural Monument #360. Cultural Heritage Administration. 합수도롱룡살이터. 남북한의천연기념물. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ Vieites, D., Karsen, S., Min Mi-Sook, Suh Y. Yang & Wake, D. (2006). Karsenia koreana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
- ^ Kuzmin et al (2004). Bombina orientalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Possibly extirpated on Jeju, according to Yang 2001, p. 50.
- ^ Seldom found south of Gangwon-do, but has been collected from Jirisan, according to Yang 2001, p. 52.
- ^ Collected along the western coast from Ganghwado to Cheonan (Yang 2001, p. 56).
- ^ Previously considered a subspecies of Rana amurensis, but determined to be a distinct species by [1]. Accepted by Foster (2007).
- ^ The boundary between this species' range and the range of Rana amurensis is not known with certainty.
- ^ The habitat of this species on Kuwolsan in Unryul, South Hwanghae, is designated North Korean Natural Monument #146. Cultural Heritage Administration. 구월산애기개구리살이터. 남북한의 천연기념물. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ Kuzmin, S., Maslova, I., Tuniyev, B., Matsui, M., Pipeng, L. & Kaneko, Y. (2004). Rana nigromaculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Per Frost (2007). Given as Rana plancyi in Yang (2001) and older records, and as Rana chosenica in the IUCN Red List.
- ^ Not found on Jeju in recent surveys, according to Yang (2001), p. 68.
- ^ Matsui, M. (2004). Rana chosenica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Per Frost (2007). Previously considered a single species with the Japanese wrinkled frog, Glandirana rugosa.
- ^ Kuzmin, S., Matsui, M., Wenge, Z. & Kaneko, Y. (2004). Rana emeljanovi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- ^ Not confirmed in the wild on Jeju (Yang 2001, p. 72).
- ^ a b Santos-Barrera, G. et al. (2004). Rana catesbeiana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
[edit] References
Unofficial English translations are marked with angle brackets, <>.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2007) Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.0 (1 February, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
- Ministry of Environment (South Korea) (2005-09-27). (별표 6) 포획금지야생동물 <Appendix 6: Protected Wild Animal Species>. Enforcement Decree of the Protection of Wild Flora and Fauna Act (야생동·식물보호법 시행규칙). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
- Son Sang-ho (손상호); Lee Yong-uk (이용욱) (2007). 양서 파충류 도감 <Field guide to reptiles and amphibians>. Seoul: Slow & Steady. ISBN 978-89-89370-53-6.
- Yang, Seo-yeong (2001). Monograph of Korean Amphibia. Seoul: Academy Books. ISBN 89-76162-38-2.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Korean) Amphibians of Korea
- (Korean) Rare and endangered reptiles and amphibians of Korea
- (Korean) Protected species of South Korea
