Holst's frog
Appearance
Holst's frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Babina |
Species: | B. holsti
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Binomial name | |
Babina holsti (Boulenger, 1892)
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Synonyms | |
Rana holsti Boulenger, 1892 |
Holst's frog (Babina holsti) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It occurs on mountains of the Okinawa and Tokashiki islands.[2] It lives in primary or recovered secondary broad-leaved evergreen forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by road and dam construction.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Babina holsti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T19168A177217165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T19168A177217165.en.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Babina holsti (Boulenger, 1892)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History.