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Buergeria
''Buergeria'' is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, and the sole genus of subfamily Buergeriinae. They are the sister taxon for all the other rhacophorids (subfamily Rhacophorinae). This position is firmly supported by the available evidence. ''Buergeria'' are sometimes known as Buerger's frogs. There are four species found in an area that stretches from Hainan (China) and Taiwan through the Ryukyu Islands to Honshu (Japan). Description ''Buergeria'' are medium-sized to large frogs (snout-vent length ) that resemble in their body form ''Rana'' (unlike other rhacophorids). Their skin is smooth and they have no dorsal ornamentations. Their feet are fully webbed whereas their fingers are only up to half-webbed. They produce many eggs that are deposited in water and develop through a tadpole stage. Species There are six recognized species in the genus ''Buergeria'': * '' Buergeria buergeri'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) — Kajika Frog * '' Buergeria choui'' Matsui & Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buergeria Japonica
''Buergeria'' is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, and the sole genus of subfamily Buergeriinae. They are the sister taxon for all the other rhacophorids (subfamily Rhacophorinae). This position is firmly supported by the available evidence. ''Buergeria'' are sometimes known as Buerger's frogs. There are four species found in an area that stretches from Hainan (China) and Taiwan through the Ryukyu Islands to Honshu (Japan). Description ''Buergeria'' are medium-sized to large frogs (snout-vent length ) that resemble in their body form ''Rana'' (unlike other rhacophorids). Their skin is smooth and they have no dorsal ornamentations. Their feet are fully webbed whereas their fingers are only up to half-webbed. They produce many eggs that are deposited in water and develop through a tadpole stage. Species There are six recognized species in the genus ''Buergeria'': * '' Buergeria buergeri'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) — Kajika Frog * '' Buergeria choui'' Matsui & Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buergeria Buergeri
''Buergeria'' is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, and the sole genus of subfamily Buergeriinae. They are the sister taxon for all the other rhacophorids (subfamily Rhacophorinae). This position is firmly supported by the available evidence. ''Buergeria'' are sometimes known as Buerger's frogs. There are four species found in an area that stretches from Hainan (China) and Taiwan through the Ryukyu Islands to Honshu (Japan). Description ''Buergeria'' are medium-sized to large frogs (snout-vent length ) that resemble in their body form ''Rana'' (unlike other rhacophorids). Their skin is smooth and they have no dorsal ornamentations. Their feet are fully webbed whereas their fingers are only up to half-webbed. They produce many eggs that are deposited in water and develop through a tadpole stage. Species There are six recognized species in the genus ''Buergeria'': * '' Buergeria buergeri'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) — Kajika Frog * '' Buergeria choui'' Matsui & Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buergeria
''Buergeria'' is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, and the sole genus of subfamily Buergeriinae. They are the sister taxon for all the other rhacophorids (subfamily Rhacophorinae). This position is firmly supported by the available evidence. ''Buergeria'' are sometimes known as Buerger's frogs. There are four species found in an area that stretches from Hainan (China) and Taiwan through the Ryukyu Islands to Honshu (Japan). Description ''Buergeria'' are medium-sized to large frogs (snout-vent length ) that resemble in their body form ''Rana'' (unlike other rhacophorids). Their skin is smooth and they have no dorsal ornamentations. Their feet are fully webbed whereas their fingers are only up to half-webbed. They produce many eggs that are deposited in water and develop through a tadpole stage. Species There are six recognized species in the genus ''Buergeria'': * '' Buergeria buergeri'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) — Kajika Frog * '' Buergeria choui'' Matsui & Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buergeria Choui
''Buergeria choui'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. Prior to its description in 2020, it was confused with ''Buergeria japonica''. It is found in northwestern Taiwan and in the southern part of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, specifically on the Yaeyama Islands. Common name Yaeyama Kajika frog has been proposed for it. The specific name ''choui'' honors Wen-Hao Chou from the National Museum of Natural Science (Taiwan), the first person to pay attention to the variation within the former ''Buergeria japonica''. Distribution ''Buergeria choui'' is known from Iriomote and Ishigaki Islands in the Southern Ryukyus and from the northwestern parts of Taiwan. The former ''Buergeria japonica'' elsewhere in Taiwan represent an undescribed species, while the true ''B. japonica'' is now considered a Central Ryukyus endemic. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. The snout is truncate. The tympanum is conspicuous; the supratympanic fold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buergeria Otai
''Buergeria otai'' is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Taiwan and found in the eastern and southern parts of the island. ''Buergeria japonica'', with whom ''Buergeria otai'' was confused before described as a distinct species in 2017, occurs in northwestern Taiwan. The two species have only a narrow contact zone and can be distinguished based on genetic markers, calls, and morphology. Etymology The specific name ''otai'' honours professor Hidetoshi Ota, in recognition of his "great contribution to herpetology and biogeography in East Asia". Common name Ota's stream tree frog has been suggested for this species. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. The body is elongated and moderately slender. The tympanum is barely discernible, whereas the supratympanic fold is prominent. Males have comparatively large subgular vocal sac. The fingers are slender, without webbing, and bear medium-sized discs. The toes are lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buergeria Robusta
''Buergeria robusta'' (robust Buerger's frog or strong stream frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is sympatric with ''Buergeria japonica'' but is much larger in size. Habitat and distribution The species is endemic to Taiwan, where it is known by the name brown tree frog. ''Buergeria robusta'' is a common and widespread species found at low to medium altitudes. These frogs live mainly near the creeks or streams. They are locally threatened by habitat loss; they are also collected for consumption. The genetic landscape of ''Buergeria robusta'' presents high congruence to the topography of Taiwan; populations on the eastern and western sides of the Central Mountain Range showed a prominent genetic divergence. Description ''Buergeria robusta'' are medium to large-sized treefrogs. Their body is stocky; males grow to in snout-vent length and females to . The skin of the dorsum is smooth. The colour varies with the environment from brown or gray to greenish and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryukyu Kajika Frog
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) and in Taiwan. Habitat ''Buergeria japonica'' is a common species that occurs in a wide variety of habitats (rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, geothermal wetlands, irrigated land, and canals and ditches). It is locally threatened by habitat loss. Description ''Buergeria japonica'' is a small to medium-sized frog, about snout-vent length in males. Reproduction ''Buergeria japonica'' normally breed in slow-moving water in ditches and small streams. However, some Taiwanese populations also breed in geothermal hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buergeria Oxycephala
''Buergeria oxycephala'' (Hainan stream treefrog or red-headed flying frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Hainan Island, China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References oxycephala Amphibians of China Endemic fauna of Hainan Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Amphibians described in 1900 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rhacophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhacophoridae
The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs that occur in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are commonly known as shrub frogs, or more ambiguously as " moss frogs" or " bush frogs". Some Rhacophoridae are called "tree frogs". Among the most spectacular members of this family are numerous "flying frogs". Although a few groups are primarily terrestrial, rhacophorids are predominantly arboreal treefrogs. Mating frogs, while in amplexus, hold on to a branch, and beat their legs to form a foam. The eggs are laid in the foam and covered with seminal fluid before the foam hardens into a protective casing. In some species, this is done in a large group. The foam is laid above a water source so the tadpoles fall into the water once they hatch. The species within this family vary in size from . Like other arboreal frogs, they have toe discs, and thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frogs Of Asia
Lists of amphibians by region are lists of amphibians in a given continent, country or smaller region. Africa *Democratic Republic of the Congo *Ghana *Guinea-Bissau *Ivory Coast **Daloa *Madagascar *Seychelles Asia *Bhutan *China **Hong Kong *India **Northeast India **Sikkim *Indonesia **Java **Sumatra *Korea *Malaysia *Nepal *Pakistan *Philippines **Cebu **Panay *Singapore *Taiwan *Thailand *Vietnam **Hoàng Liên National Park Australasia *Australia **South Australia **Western Australia **Tasmania *New Zealand Europe *Europe *Bulgaria *Cyprus *France *Gibraltar *Great Britain *Ireland *Italy *Norway *Sweden North America *North America *Canada *Mexico *United States States of the United States *Alabama *California *Colorado *Idaho *Indiana **Indiana Dunes *Iowa *Massachusetts *Michigan *Minnesota *Montana *New Mexico *New Jersey *North Carolina *Texas *Virginia **Shenandoah National Park *Washington *West Virginia *Wyoming **Yellowstone National Park Caribbean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibian Genera
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin. They are superficially similar to reptiles like lizards but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and do not require water bodies in which to breed. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators; in recent decades there has been a dramatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Least Concern
A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. They do not qualify as threatened, near threatened, or (before 2001) conservation dependent. Species cannot be assigned the "Least Concern" category unless they have had their population status evaluated. That is, adequate information is needed to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution or population status. Evaluation Since 2001 the category has had the abbreviation "LC", following the IUCN 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1). Before 2001 "least concern" was a subcategory of the "Lower Risk" category and assigned the code "LR/lc" or lc. Around 20% of least concern taxa (3261 of 15636) in the IUCN database still use the code "LR/lc", which indicates they have not been re-evaluate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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