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National Natural Monument
Amphibians
Forest Green Tree Frog
Zhangixalus arboreus
A green tree frog endemic to Japan. In early summer it lays white foamy egg masses on branches above ponds, and the tadpoles drop into the water on hatching. Breeding ponds and surrounding woods across Japan are Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Zhangixalus arboreus
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Iwate, Yamagata, Fukushima, Gunma, Chiba, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Mie, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi
- 日本語
- モリアオガエル
- 简体中文
- 森树蛙（森林绿树蛙）
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The Forest Green Tree Frog is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Iwate, Yamagata, Fukushima, Gunma, Chiba, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Mie, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi.
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