Kajika frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Buergeria |
Species: | B. buergeri
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Binomial name | |
Buergeria buergeri | |
Synonyms | |
Hyla bürgeri Temminck and Schlegel, 1838 |
The Kajika frog or Buerger's frog (Buergeria buergeri) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Japan where it can be found on Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku islands.[2] It is locally threatened by habitat loss caused by dam building and construction of concrete riverbanks.[1]