Otton Frog
Babina subaspera
Photo: Nippon510 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Otton frog is a large, sturdy frog found on Amami-Oshima, Kakeromajima and Edatekujima. It lives in evergreen broadleaf forests and nearby water bodies, eats insects and other small animals at night, and has a distinctive deep call. Endemic to these Amami islands, it is designated a Natural Monument of Kagoshima Prefecture.
- Scientific name
- Babina subaspera
- Group
- Amphibians
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- VulnerableMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- オットンガエル
- 简体中文
- 奄美大蛙
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The Otton Frog is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
The Otton Frog is listed as "Vulnerable" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as オットンガエル).
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