Zhangixalus amamiensis

The Amami green tree frog (Zhangixalus amamiensis) is a frog. It lives in Japan. Scientists thought this was a subspecies of Rhacophorus viridis, but they changed their minds.[2][1]

Zhangixalus amamiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Zhangixalus
Species:
Z. amamiensis
Binomial name
Zhangixalus amamiensis
(Inger, 1947)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhacophorus schlegelii amamiensis Inger, 1947
  • Rhacophorus viridis amamiensis Kuramoto, 1977
  • Zhangixalus amamiensis Jiang, Jiang, Ren, Wu, and Li, 2019

People have seen this frog between 50 and 650 meters above sea level. It lives in forests near paddy fields and other places with water. This frog lays eggs in those wet places and in paddy fields. It hatches out of its egg as a tadpole.[1]

People sell these frogs as pets.[1]

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place. There are some protected parks there.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Nantou Flying Frog: Zhangixalus amamiensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T187983980A187983994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T187983980A187983994.en. 187983980. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus amamiensis (Inger, 1947)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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