Individuals that study amphibians are know as herpetologists. The act of searching for these beautiful animals is known as herping. Okinawa has twelve species of frogs. They all have the ability to live in the water and on the land. Most are nocturnal and feed on insects during the night. They are found in local parks, forests, streams, puddles, and on the road at times.
If you would like to learn more about a specific frog, I attached a link above each photograph. Links in red are endangered species.
Rana ulma – Ryukyu brown frog
Babina holsti – Holsts frog
Odorrana ishikawae – Ishikawa’s frog
Limnonectes namiyei – Namie’s frog
Hyla halowelii – Hallowell’s tree frog
Odorrana narina – Ryukyu Tip-nosed Frog
Rhacophorus viridis viridis – Okinawa green tree frog
Rana limnocharis limnocharis – Asian grass frog
Polypedates leucomystax leucomystax – White jawed frog
Microhyla okinavensis – The Ornate narrow-mouth frog
Buegeria japonica – Ryukyu Kajika frog
Rana catesbeiana – American bullfrog
My Mission: To Document and Preserve the Wildlife of the Ryukyu Islands
This site is also designed to help people identify the beautiful animals of Okinawa, basically to serve as an online nature reference guide. If you would like to make a contribution to support my mission, please click on the donation link
Your donations will help worldwide conservation initiatives as well as bring solutions to the worldwide pollution issues on our beautiful shorelines.
Thank you for your support. Shawn M Miller.
