Daruma Pond Frog

Daruma Pond Frog
Tokyo Daruma Pond Frog
Nagoya Daruma Pond Frog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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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