Zhangixalus schlegelii
The Japanese flying frog, Schlegel's green tree frog, Schlegel's flying frog, or Schlegel's tree frog (Zhangixalus schlegelii) is a frog. It lives in Japan. It lives on three of Japan's large islands, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and on the smaller Ryukyu Island.[2][3][1]
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LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Zhangixalus |
| Species: | Z. schlegelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Zhangixalus schlegelii (Günther, 1858)
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The adult male frog is about 32-43 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 43-53 mm long. It has vomerine teeth in its jaw. This frog lives in rice fields and marshes in low places or near the low parts of mountains.[3]
Zhangixalus Schlegelii Media
Female (bottom) and male (top) in their underground nest.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Japanese Gliding Frog: Zhangixalus smaragdinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T59021A177226326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T59021A177226326.en. 59021. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus schlegelii (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ambika Sopory (October 22, 2001). Vance T. Vredenburg; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Zhangixalus schlegelii (Günther, 1858)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 11, 2023.