Limnonectes namiyei explained

Limnonectes namiyei is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Okinawa Island, Japan.[1] It is named after Motoyoshi Namiye, a Japanese naturalist and herpetologist.[2] Its common name is Okinawa wart frog or Namiye's frog;[1] [2] the latter name is also spelled Namie's frog.[3]

Its natural habitats are upstream regions in primary broad-leaved evergreen forest. It used to be a common frog but has greatly declined because of habitat loss (deforestation, road and dam construction) and predation by invasive mongooses.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Limnonectes namiyei (Stejneger, 1901) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 6 January 2015.
  2. Book: Beolens . Bo . Watkins . Michael . Grayson . Michael . The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. 22 April 2013. Pelagic Publishing. 978-1-907807-44-2. 152.
  3. E.g. Web site: Namie's frog (Limnonectes namiyei). Wildscreen Arkive. 6 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150106032830/http://www.arkive.org/namies-frog/limnonectes-namiyei/. 2015-01-06. dead.

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