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Description ( الإنجليزية )

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The body of this species is small and slender. The snout is thick and the canthus blunt. The hindlimbs have well developed webbing, but the forelimb has none. The mean snout to vent length for males is 28 mm (range 25-30) and for females it is 35 mm (range 27-37). There is a pair of slit-like vocal openings. In males, the nuptial pads are yellow. No dorsolateral fold exists, but the supratympanic fold is very prominent. The skin on the back is full of short tubercles and ridges.

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Komaki, S., Lau, Q., Igawa, T. (2016). ''Living in a Japanese onsen: field observations and physiological measurements of hot spring amphibian tadpoles, Buergeria japonica.'' Amphibia-Reptilia, 37(3), 311-314.

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Distribution and Habitat ( الإنجليزية )

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B. japonica is found in both Taiwan and Japan. In Japan, the species is specifically found on the Ryuku archipelago (or Nansei Islands). It can be found in a wide variety of habitats including, lowlands, near the seashore, and the forests in mountainous regions. The species usually lives on the ground or on rocks, and is seldomly found in trees.
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Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors ( الإنجليزية )

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Buergeria japonica has limited breeding sites. Tadpoles on this island were found in hot springs, and a new study (Komaki et al., Amphibia-Reptilia 2016) reports on the thermal tolerance of the species. The highest temperature of a pool occupied by tadpoles was 46.1 °C. Experiments show that this is very close to the critical thermal maximum of the species. Other frogs are known to inhabit hot springs but this is the highest temperature recorded in nature.
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Ryukyu Kajika Frog ( الإنجليزية )

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The Ryukyu Kajika frog, Japanese Buerger's frog, or Japanese stream treefrog (Buergeria japonica) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in the Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and in Taiwan.[2]

Habitat

Buergeria japonica is a common species that occurs in a wide variety of habitats (rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, geothermal wetlands, irrigated land, and canals and ditches). It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Description

Buergeria japonica is a small to medium-sized frog, about 3 cm (1.2 in) snout-vent length in males.[3]

Reproduction

Buergeria japonica normally breed in slow-moving water in ditches and small streams. However, some Taiwanese populations also breed in geothermal hot springs. In this habitat, frogs can breed throughout the year. Another advantage is that high temperature facilitates growth; furthermore, competition may be reduced in this unusual habitat.[4] Tadpoles can tolerate water temperatures up to about 42 °C (108 °F), however, few tadpoles enter areas of pools where temperature exceeds 37 °C (99 °F).[5]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Buergeria japonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178958094A63849195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178958094A63849195.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Buergeria japonica (Hallowell, 1861)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ^ Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Rhacophorus japonica". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. ^ Chen, Te-Chin; Yeong-Choy Kam; Yao-Sung Lin (2001). "Thermal physiology and reproductive phenology of Buergeria japonica (Rhacophoridae) breeding in a stream and a geothermal hotspring in Taiwan". Zoological Science. 18 (4): 591–596. doi:10.2108/zsj.18.591. S2CID 54171906.
  5. ^ Wu, Chi-Shiun; Yeong-Choy Kam (2005). "Thermal tolerance and thermoregulation by Taiwanese rhacophorid tadpoles (Buergeria japonica) living in geothermal hot springs and streams". Herpetologica. 61 (1): 35–46. doi:10.1655/04-50. JSTOR 3893558. S2CID 2868703.
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Ryukyu Kajika Frog: Brief Summary ( الإنجليزية )

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The Ryukyu Kajika frog, Japanese Buerger's frog, or Japanese stream treefrog (Buergeria japonica) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in the Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and in Taiwan.

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