Amami Tip-nosed Frog

アマミハナサキガエル · Amamihanasakigaeru

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: April 19, 2011
Prefectures: Kagoshima
Scientific name: Odorrana amamiensis

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Amami Tip-nosed Frog

The Amami Tip-nosed Frog is a medium-sized frog living near forest streams on Amami-Oshima and Tokunoshima. It breeds in streams from winter to spring, and the tadpoles grow in the water. It declined because of introduced mongooses and changes to the forest, and it is designated a Natural Monument of Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.

Frequently asked questions

Amami Tip-nosed Frog is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (Kagoshima). The Amami Tip-nosed Frog is a medium-sized frog living near forest…

The Amami Tip-nosed Frog is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.