Category Archives: Amphibians

by S. Tojima Kochi has a lot of natural places. 80%of places are mountainous districts in Kochi. And there are a lot of mountain streams. Japanese giant salamanders live there. Its figure and color are strange appearances. Its appearances have not … Continue reading →

by M. Terada When it rains, this frog always cries. This phenomenon happens all over Japan. So Japanese tree frogs are very famous Japanese people love them. Japanese tree frog has many ordinary names. For example, “gyaku-gyaku-donku” in Kyusyu. Description … Continue reading →

by K. Matsumoto In Japan. there are many frogs living, we can hear their song and find them on rainy　days. in June. Most Japanese have seen them all our lives. About half of them are native to Japan. Schlegel tree … Continue reading →

by S. Ogino The black-spotted Pond Frog is one of the famous frogs in Japan. Scientific name is Rana nigromaculata. The Japanese name is Tonosama Kaeru. Kaeru means frog and Tonosama means a person of high rank. When they meet enemies … Continue reading →

by M. Okamoto Introduction First, salamanders are  amphibians.  They were called “hazikamiio” and “hanzaki” long ago. There is a legend that salamanders were edible, and when caught, they were torn in half  and the half thrown back into the river … Continue reading →

by T. Kawauchi Introduction Toad is a generic name of four kind of frogs. The four kinds are “Asiatic toad”, “Japanese toad”, ” Japanese stream toad “, and “Marine toad. ” The marine toad is　a foreign toad. A toad is … Continue reading →

by Y. Kikuchi Rana ornativentris is scientific name. It means “frogs that have pattern on belly”. The common Japanese name for this species is the Yamaakagaeru. It means “red mountain frogs”. In Japanese, “red” means “brown” at times. And the … Continue reading →