Forest Green Tree Frog
Zhangixalus arboreus
Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
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
- When to see
- June to August
- 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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Lays white, foamy egg masses on branches overhanging ponds. At Hebusu-numa in Kawauchi, Fukushima, a national Natural Monument, spawning is recorded from late June to early August.
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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.
The Forest Green Tree Frog is mainly seen in June to August. Lays white, foamy egg masses on branches overhanging ponds. At Hebusu-numa in Kawauchi, Fukushima, a national Natural Monument, spawning is recorded from late June to early August.
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