Zhangixalus viridis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Zhangixalus |
| Species: | Z. viridis
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| Zhangixalus viridis (Hallowell, 1861)
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Zhangixalus viridis (Okinawan green tree frog or green flying frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and known from Okinawa, Iheya and Kume Islands of the Okinawa Group. Zhangixalus amamiensis from the Amami Group was formerly included in this species as a subspecies.[1][2]
Zhangixalus viridis is no longer present on Yoron Island. Its disappearance from the island sometime after 1958 is attributed to habitat change (conversion of paddy fields to drier habitats) and an introduced predator, the Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi). This is the first island-level extinction of a native amphibian in the Ryukyu Archipelago during modern times.[3]
Zhangixalus viridis is a moderate-sized rhacophorid frog (snout-vent length 65–84 mm (2.6–3.3 in)).[3] It is a common species in forests close to paddy fields and wetlands. It breeds in wetlands and paddy fields by larval development.[1]
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Zhangixalus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T187984019A177225773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T187984019A177225773.en. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2023). "Rhacophorus viridis (Hallowell, 1861)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b Nakamura, Y.; Takahashi, A.; Ota, H. (2009). "Evidence for the recent disappearance of the Okinawan tree frog Rhacophorus viridis on Yoronjima Island of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan". Current Herpetology. 28: 29–33. doi:10.3105/018.028.0105.