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Tago's brown frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Rana

Higher classification
  
Rana

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ranidae

Scientific name
  
Rana tagoi

Rank
  
Species

Tago's brown frog wwwhkrnejprieokunfrogtago7jpg

Similar
  
Stream brown frog, Frog, Montane brown frog, Japanese brown frog, True frog

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The Tago's brown frog or simply Tago frog (Rana tagoi) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family endemic to Japan. It is widely distributed within Japan and found on Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, as well as on some outlying islands. There are two subspecies:

Contents

  • Rana tagoi okiensis — Oki Islands
  • Rana tagoi yakushimensis — Yakushima
  • These might qualify as species. It can also introgres with its sister species, Rana sakuraii.

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    Habitat

    These frogs are found in montane areas close to streams in the leaf-litter, or underneath stones in the streams.

    References

    Tago's brown frog Wikipedia