- Daruma Pond Frog
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Daruma Pond Frog Tokyo Daruma Pond Frog Nagoya Daruma Pond Frog Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Pelophylax Species: P. porosus Binomial name Pelophylax porosus
(Cope, 1868)[verification needed]Synonyms Rana porosa (Cope, 1868)
The Daruma Pond Frog, Pelophylax porosus, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It has two subspecies, P. porosus porosus (the Tokyo Daruma Pond Frog) and P. porosus brevipodus(the Nagoya Daruma Pond Frog). It is endemic to Japan. The average size of males is 3.5 to 6.2 cm, while females are from 3.7 to 7.3 cm.
Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
References
- Kaneko, Y. & Matsui, M. 2004. Rana porosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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