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Rana tagoi (Tago Frog)

Synonyms: Rana tagoi okiensis; Rana tagoi tagoi; Rana tagoi yakushimensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tago's brown frog or simply Tago frog (Rana tagoi) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family endemic to Japan. It is widely distributed within Japan and found on Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, as well as on some outlying islands. There are two subspecies: \n* Rana tagoi okiensis — Oki Islands \n* Rana tagoi yakushimensis — Yakushima These might qualify as species. It can also introgres with its sister species, Rana sakuraii.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
22
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.97
EDGE Score: 2.19
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  8.7 grams
Female Maturity [1]  2 years
Male Maturity [1]  2 years
Litter Size [1]  3,636
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.287 inches (5.81 cm)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Azumayama Forest Forest Ecosystem Reserve IV   Fukushima, Japan  
Mount Hakusan National Park V 219319 Toyama, Japan
Mount Odaigahara and Mount Omine Biosphere Reserve 88558 Kyushu, Japan  
Yakushima Island Biosphere Reserve   Japan    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Japan Japan Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Acanthocephalus artatus[2]
Cosmocerca japonica[2]
Cylindrotaenia japonica <Unverified Name>[2]
Rhabdias nipponica[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0