Fejervarya kawamurai
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| Fejervarya kawamurai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Fejervarya |
| Species: | F. kawamurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Fejervarya kawamurai Djong, Matsui, Kuramoto, Nishioka & Sumida, 2011 | |
Fejervarya kawamurai is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu Islands and Honshu), and China. It belongs to the Fejervarya limnocharis species complex.
F. kawamurai is a relatively small species of paddy frog. Males have a snout-vent length of 36–41 mm, and females are slightly larger at 40–47 mm.[1]
Distribution and habitat
F. kawamurai is widespread species, ranging across central and eastern China, western Taiwan, much of South Korea, and, in Japan, the western part of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and the Ryukyu Islands, apart from the Sakishima Islands.[2]
It has also recently invaded the Kanto region of Japan. Its presence there was first recorded in 1997, and it may have been accidentally introduced by way of imported soil or crop seeds. There is also speculation that global warming may be enabling its spread to previously unliveable areas.[3][4]
This species is most commonly found in paddy fields, and rarely ventures into other habitats.[3]
