Holst's frog
Holst's frog (Babina holsti) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It occurs on mountains of the Okinawa and Tokashiki islands.[2] It lives in primary or recovered secondary broad-leaved evergreen forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by road and dam construction.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Babina |
| Species: | B. holsti |
| Binomial name | |
| Babina holsti (Boulenger, 1892) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana holsti Boulenger, 1892 | |
References
- Yoshio Kaneko; Masafumi Matsui (2004). "Babina holsti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T19168A8846630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T19168A8846630.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Babina holsti (Boulenger, 1892)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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