Ryukyu Kajika Frog
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Buergeria japonica (Hallowell, 1861) |
The Ryukyu Kajika Frog or Ryukyu Kajikagaeru (Buergeria japonica) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in Japan and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, freshwater springs, geothermal wetlands, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Kuangyang, L., Wenhao, C., Kaneko, Y. & Matsui, M. 2004. Buergeria japonica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.