Frogs and Toads in Hiroshima

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Bufo japonicus japonicus (Akiota-cho, Yamagata District, Hiroshima Pref.; Phot: Seiji Ikeda, Aug. 21, 2015)

Rana tagoi tagoi (Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi city, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Hiromi Tsubota, Jun. 27, 2014)

Rana japonica (Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima city, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Chiaki Kambayashi, Jan. 29, 2016）

Rana ornativentris (Yoshiwa, Hatsukaichi city, Hiroshima Pref. (At the time, Yoshiwamura, Saeki District, Hiroshima Pref.); Photo: Hiroshi Okawa, Oct. 2, 2004)

Glandirana rugosa (Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi city, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Yasuhiro Tamori, Jun. 15, 2015)

Pelophylax porosus brevipodus (Sera-cho, Sera District, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Seiji Ikeda, Aug. 2, 2015)

Pelophylax nigromaculatus (Nutahigashi-cho, Miharashi, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Seiji Ikeda, Apr. 4, 2015)

Fejervarya kawamurai (Nutahigashi-cho, Miharashi, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Seiji Ikeda, Aug. 3, 2015)

Rhacophorus schlegelii (Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi city, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Yasuhiro Tamori, May 5, 2015)

Rhacophorus arboreus (Yoshimizu Garden, Akiota-cho, Yamagata District, Hiroshima Pref.(At the time, Kake-cho, Yamagata District, Hiroshima Pref.) ; Photo: Hiroshi Okawa, Jun. 11, 1981)

Buergeria buergeri (Asakita ward, Hiroshima city, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Hiroshi Okawa, Aug. 26, 1986)

Lithobates catesbeianus (Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi city, Hiroshima Pref.; Photo: Yasuhiro Tamori, May 13, 2015)

Frogs and Toads in Hiroshima Prefecture

Frogs and Toads in Hiroshima Prefecture (English) / 広島県のカエル (Japanese 日本語)

In Hiroshima Prefecture, there are 13 species, 9 genera, 5 families of frogs and toads. (Including 1 foreign species.)

Endemic Species (12 species)

Bufonidae

Bufo

• Bufo japonicus japonicus

Hylidae

Hyla

• Hyla japonica

Ranidae

Rana

• Rana tagoi tagoi
• Rana japonica
• Rana ornativentris

Glandirana

• Glandirana rugosa

Pelophylax

• Pelophylax porosus brevipodus
• Pelophylax nigromaculatus

Dicroglossidae

Fejervarya

• Fejervarya kawamurai

Rhacophoridae

Rhacophorus

• Rhacophorus schlegelii
• Rhacophorus arboreus

Buergeria

• Buergeria buergeri

Foreign Species (1 species)

Ranidae

Lithobates

• Lithobates catesbeianus

Notes

• Picture Book for Animals in Hiroshima Prefecture
  • Amphibians in Hiroshima Prefecture
    • Salamanders and Newts in Hiroshima Prefecture
    • Frogs and Toads in Hiroshima Prefecture

• Picture Book for Animals in Miyajima Island
  • Reptiles in Miyajima Island
  • Frogs and Toads in Miyajima Island

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