Reptiles and Amphibians of Japan

Reptiles and amphibians occurring in Japan.

Siberian Salamander 1
Salamandrella keyserlingii
Hida Salamander 2
Hynobius kimurae
Abe's Salamander
Hynobius abei
Hokkaido Salamander 3
Hynobius retardatus
Oita Salamander 3
Hynobius dunni
Misty Salamander 4
Hynobius nebulosus
Black Salamander 5
Hynobius nigrescens
Tokyo Salamander 5
Hynobius tokyoensis
Northeast Salamander 5
Hynobius lichenatus
Tsushima Salamander
Hynobius tsuensis
Blotched Salamander 5
Hynobius naevius
Tortoiseshell Salamander
Hynobius stejnegeri
Oki Salamander 5
Hynobius okiensis
Odaigahara Salamander 6
Hynobius boulengeri
Japanese Giant Salamander 7
Andrias japonicus
Japanese Clawed Salamander 8
Onychodactylus japonicus
Anderson’s Salamander 5
Echinotriton andersoni
Japanese Fire Belly Newt 8
Cynops pyrrhogaster
Sword-tailed Newt 9
Cynops ensicauda
Japanese Tree Frog
Hyla japonica
Hallowell's Tree Frog
Hyla hallowellii
Eastern-Japanese Common Toad 10
Bufo japonicus formosus
Japanese Common Toad 11
Bufo japonicus
Japanese Stream Toad
Bufo torrenticola
Cane Toad 12
Rhinella marina
Ornamented Pygmy Frog 13
Microhyla ornata
Asiatic Grass Frog 14
Rana chensinensis
Ryukyu Brown Frog
Babina okinavana
Montane Brown Frog 15
Rana ornativentris
Japanese Brown Frog 16
Rana japonica
Tsushima Brown Frog
Rana tsushimensis
Dybowski's Frog 18
Rana dybowskii
Daruma Pond Frog 17
Pelophylax porosus
Black-spotted Frog 19
Pelophylax nigromaculatus
American Bullfrog 20
Lithobates catesbeianus
Okinawa Tip-nosed Frog 21
Odorrana narina
Wrinkled Frog 22
Glandirana rugosa
Namie's frog
Limnonectes namiyei
Ishikawa's frog
Odorrana ishikawae
Holst's Frog
Babina holsti
Otton frog
Babina subaspera
Kajika Frog 24
Buergeria buergeri
Ryukyu Kajika Frog 23
Buergeria japonica
Eiffinger's Tree Frog 23
Kurixalus eiffingeri
Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog 25
Polypedates leucomystax
Forest Green Treefrog 7
Rhacophorus arboreus
Schlegel's Green Tree Frog 26
Rhacophorus schlegelii
Okinawa Green Tree Frog 27
Rhacophorus viridis

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