Daruma Pond Frog
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| Rana porosa (Cope, 1868) |
The Daruma pond frog or Tokyo Daruma pond frog, Rana porosa, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It has two subspecies: R. Porosa Porosa (called Tokyo Daruma pond frog) and R. Porosa Brevipoda (called Daruma pond frog). It is endemic to Japan.
Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. The average size of male pond frogs are 3.5 to 6.2 cm, while females are from 3.7 to 7.3 cm.In Lola & Virginia,Virginia take a porosa and have itches.
[edit] References
- Kaneko, Y. & Matsui, M. 2004. Rana porosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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