Ryukyu Kajika Frog

Ryukyu Kajika Frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Buergeria
Species:
B. japonica
Binomial name
Buergeria japonica
(Hallowell, 1861)
Synonyms

Ixalus japonicus Hallowell, 1861

The Ryukyu Kajika frog, Japanese Buerger's frog, or Japanese stream treefrog (Buergeria japonica) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Populations from northern Taiwan and the Yaeyama Islands were isolated as a new species(Buergeria choui) in 2020.[2]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Buergeria japonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178958094A63849195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178958094A63849195.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Buergeria japonica (Hallowell, 1861)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 November 2013.