English Common Name

Holst’s Frog

Scientific name

Babina holsti

Taxonomy

Order: Anura, Family: Ranidae

Size

10 cm – 12.5 cm

Species Distribution

Okinawajima and Tokashikijima Islands

Okinawan Common Name

Wak bichi

Okinawa Prefecture Natural Monument

National Endangered Species

Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered

Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered

Mainly found in forests, but sometimes it can be found in farmlands adjacent to mountains. Most frogs have four fingers, but this species appears to have five fingers due to a thumb-like structure in the forelimb. Spinous nails are hidden in the structures.

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※Please Note!
Babina holsti is a national endangered species and an Okinawa Prefecture Natural Monument. Please refer to the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and Okinawa Prefecture’s law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.

Updated June 2017

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