Zhangixalus viridis

The Okinawa green tree frog, Okinawa aogaeru, Amami aogaeru, Amami green tree frog, or green flying frog (Zhangixalus viridis) is a frog. It lives in Japan, in Okinawa. It lives on three islands, Okinawajima, Iheyajima, and Kumejima.[2][3][1]

Zhangixalus viridis
Rhacophorus viridis by OpenCage.jpg
Conservation status
LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Zhangixalus
Species:
Z. viridis
Binomial name
Zhangixalus viridis
(Hallowell, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
  • Polypedates viridis Hallowell, 1861
  • Rhacophorus viridis Boulenger, 1887
  • Polypedates viridis Stejneger, 1907
  • Polypedates schlegelii viridis Van Denburgh, 1912
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) viridis Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus schlegelii viridis Wolf, 1936
  • Rhacophorus viridis Okada, 1966
  • Rhacophorus viridis viridis Kuramoto, 1977
  • Zhangixalus viridis Jiang, Jiang, Ren, Wu, and Li, 2019

The adult male frog is about 45-56 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 65-77 mm long. The skin of the frog's back is very green but it can be brown. There are disks on its toes for climbing. The belly is yellow or white in color.[3]

The adult frog makes a bubble foam near the end of the water in a rice paddy, marsh, or other place with water. The male frog sometimes digs a hole for the eggs. When the eggs hatch, the foam turns into liquid. The liquid goes into the paddy or pool, and the tadpoles go with it.[3]

The tadpoles can be 40 mm or even 50 mm long. Tadpoles they have a long tail with small spots on it. The young frogs are 17-19 mm long from nose to rear end.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Okinawa Green Tree Frog: Zhangixalus viridis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T187984019A177225773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T187984019A177225773.en. 187984019. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus viridis (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nichole Winters (March 19, 2007). Kellie Whittaker; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Zhangixalus viridis (Hallowell, 1861)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 12, 2023.