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  1. December 31st, 2010 #2
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    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
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