''Rana uenoi'' is a species of true frog that was discovered in 2014 using mtDNA and comparative morphology etc. to distinguish it from its previously designated species,

Dybowski's frog Dybowski's frog (''Rana dybowskii'') is a species of true frog found in Northeast Asia. It is found in the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, and the Japanese island of Tsushima. It may also exist in northeastern China, but this has not ...

. It is found in wooded areas in the Korean Peninsula (it is very likely found in North Korea but the evidence is incomplete) and the nearby islands. It is also found on Tsushima Island,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Description

Males are smaller than females and grow to around SVL, while females grow to around SVL. They are brown with striped legs and dark "temples" called tympana. They sometimes have black dots on their back. The abdomen is white and gets yellowish closer to the posterior end. Many small details distinguish ''R. uenoi'' from Dybowski's frog e.g. ''R. uenoi'' has longer

hindlimb A hindlimb or back limb is one of the paired articulated appendages (limbs) attached on the caudal ( posterior) end of a terrestrial tetrapod vertebrate's torso.http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hind%20limb, Merriam Webster Dictionary-Hindl ...

Etymology

''Rana uenoi'' is named after Dr. Shun-ichi Uéno, a Japanese

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References

Amphibians described in 2014 uenoi Amphibians of Korea Amphibians of Japan {{Ranidae-stub