Ishikawa's frog
A species of Odorous frog Scientific name : Odorrana ishikawae Genus : Odorous frog
Ishikawa's frog, A species of Odorous frog
Scientific name: Odorrana ishikawae
Genus: Odorous frog
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Description General Info
Description
Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family that is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
General Info
Lifespan
10-12 years
Diet
The diet of the animal species ishikawa's frog consists predominantly of insects, with a marked preference for taxa like ants, beetles, and spiders. Its diet also occasional includes crustaceans and mollusks.
Appearance
Ishikawa's frog is a medium-sized frog with a slender body and smooth skin. Mainly brown in color, they exhibit darker brown markings along the sides and limbs. Adult males are distinguishable by their larger vocal sacs and protruding eardrums. This particular frog does not have any distinctive horns, wings, or tails.
Behavior
Ishikawa's frog is primarily nocturnal, expertly adapted to a semi-aquatic lifestyle in montane streams where it forages for small invertebrates. Males establish and vocally defend territories from rival males during the breeding season. These frogs exhibit unique mating behaviors; they engage in extended amplexus, during which the female carries the smaller male on her back for multiple days.
Population
Stable
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Amphibians Order
Frogs and toads Family
True frogs Genus
Odorous frog Species
Ishikawa's frog 
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