Hi guys. So, back in September, I went to the Timonium Reptile Expo and I got 3 Okinawa Flying Frogs from a vendor. There was no latin name, just Okinawa Flying Frogs. Can someone please ID this frog? There belly is yellow, they have a whitish lip, and yellow eyes with black pupils. I used to think that they were Dainty Tree Frogs but now I don't have a clue. Here are some pictures of them.
Last edited by Viv; December 31st, 2010 at 09:46 AM. Reason: Added more info
Flying frogs belong to the family Rhacophoridae and genus Rhacophorus. On Ryukyu Islands, which Okinawa is a part of, there are two subspecies, Rhacophorus v. viridis and R. v. amamiensis and another species R. owstoni. Most likely it is R. viridis ssp. Check out the Frogs of Japan at http://www.rieo.net/amph/index1.htm
Terry Gampper
Nebraska Herpetological Society
“If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.”
--- Adrian Forsyth
Thanks for the link! I think mine most look like Rhacophorus schegelii, Rhacophorus v. viridis or Hyla hallowellii. R. schegelii don't live on Okinawa though, H. hallowellii and R. v. viridis do thought. Sorry I couldn't reply sooner. I was out of town.
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