Montane brown frog

The montane brown frog or Nikkō frog (Rana ornativentris) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Japan.

Montane brown frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species:
R. ornativentris
Binomial name
Rana ornativentris
Werner, 1903

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, arable land, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

References

  • Kaneko, Y.; Matsui, M. (2004). "Rana ornativentris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58688A11811732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58688A11811732.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.


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