Holst's Frog
Babina holsti
Photo: Nippon510 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Holst's frog is a large frog found only on northern Okinawa Island and Tokashiki Island, among the biggest native frogs in Japan. Nocturnal, it hunts insects and other small prey in forests near streams. With a restricted range and sensitivity to forest development, it is designated a Natural Monument of Okinawa Prefecture.
- Scientific name
- Babina holsti
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- ホルストガエル
- 简体中文
- 霍氏蛙
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The Holst's Frog is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Holst's Frog is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as ホルストガエル).
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