Limnonectes namiyei
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Limnonectes namiyei

Limnonectes namiyei is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Okinawa Island, Japan. It is named after Motoyoshi Namiye, a Japanese naturalist and herpetologist. Its common name is Okinawa wart frog or Namiye's frog; the latter name is also spelled Namie's frog.

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Its natural habitats are upstream regions in primary broad-leaved evergreen forest. It used to be a common frog but has greatly declined because of habitat loss (deforestation, road and dam construction) and predation by invasive mongooses.

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1. Limnonectes namiyei Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnonectes_namiyei
2. Limnonectes namiyei on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41239/10422149

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