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Japanese tree frog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Hyla
Species:	H. japonica
Binomial name
Hyla japonica Günther, 1859

The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) is a species of tree frog belonging to the genus Hyla. The species is distributed from Hokkaidō to Yakushima in Japan and from Korea along the Ussuri River to northeastern China.

The journalist Toyohiro Akiyama carried some Japanese tree frogs with him during his trip to the Mir space station in December 1990.

These tree frogs are commonly found in rice paddies and rest during the day on rice leaves and other broad leaved vegetation. during the early evening they are active and go to lights to catch bugs that are attracted to the lights.

They can be found by visiting rice paddies and by looking near lights at night. You can also track them down by following their mating call which sounds like a duck. Their mating call is a loud 'QUACK' or 'QUOCK' or 'QUECK'.

These frogs can do well in captivity and are fun to keep. They have to have adequate space in their vivarium and will do well in a wide,long,and high tank. Put grasses on the floor of the tank(but make sure there is no insecticides on the grass)and put some broad leafed plants in the tank too. Put in a shallow wide water dish so that the frogs don't dry out and spray the tank every morning to imitate morning dew.

References

• Kuzmin et al. (2004). Hyla japonica. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern