Wrinkled Frog
Glandirana rugosa
Summary 5
The Japanese wrinkled frog, Glandirana rugosa, is a species of true frog native to Japan and introduced to Hawaii in the late 19th century. It has sometimes been regarded as a single species with the Imienpo Station frog, Glandirana emeljanovi, which is found on the East Asian mainland. The two species are distinguished from others by their rough and uneven skin. It lives and breeds in various freshwater environments, including ponds, streams and wetlands. The IUCN...
Diagnosis 6
The Japanese wrinkled frog, Glandirana rugosa, is a species of true frog native to Japan and introduced to Hawaii in the late 19th century. It has sometimes been regarded as a single species with the Imienpo Station frog, Glandirana emeljanovi, which is found on the East Asian mainland. The two species are distinguished from others by their rough and uneven skin (as illustrated in pics 2 and 3). It lives and breeds in various freshwater environments, including ponds, streams and wetlands.[2] They are poisonous, like toads, and generally sluggish.
Conservation 6
The IUCN does not consider this species to be faced by any significant threats.[1]
Sources and Credits 6
- Matsui, M. (2004). "Glandirana rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Glandirana rugosa (Temminck and Schlegel, 1838)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
Sources and Credits
- (c) harum.koh, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by harum.koh, https://www.flickr.com/photos/harumkoh/20545518759/
- (c) Yu Ching Tam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Yu Ching Tam
- (c) Alpsdake, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Glandirana_rugosa.JPG
- (c) Pierre Fidenci, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Rana_rugosa04.jpeg
- Adapted by calebcam from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glandirana_rugosa
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