Limnonectes namiyei

Namiye's frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. namiyei
Binomial name
Limnonectes namiyei
(Stejneger, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Rana namiyei Stejneger, 1901

Limnonectes namiyei is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Okinawa Island, Japan.[2] It is named after Motoyoshi Namiye, a Japanese naturalist and herpetologist.[3] Its common name is Okinawa wart frog or Namiye's frog;[2][3] the latter name is also spelled Namie's frog.[4]

Its natural habitats are upstream regions in primary broad-leaved evergreen forest. It used to be a common frog but has greatly declined because of habitat loss (deforestation, road and dam construction) and predation by invasive mongooses.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Limnonectes namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T41239A177178607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T41239A177178607.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes namiyei (Stejneger, 1901)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
  4. ^ E.g. "Namie's frog (Limnonectes namiyei)". Wildscreen Arkive. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 6 January 2015.


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