Litoria caerulea (English spelling) Litoriacaerulea

Japanese: Litoria caerulea（英語表記）Litoriacaerulea

...There are also Gastrotheca , a 3cm-long pocket tree frog that raises its young in a pouch on its back, Fritziana goeldii (5cm long), which carries its eggs on its back to protect them, and Hyla faber (10cm long), a Kajiya tree frog that builds mud nests near water and lays its eggs. In recent years, an active peptide that has been used as a diagnostic drug for the digestive system in Japan has been extracted and purified from the skin of the Australian white tree frog Litoria caerulea (10cm long). [Takaji Matsui]...

From [Frog]

...The larvae complete their metamorphosis in a short period of time, but the female must always keep ripe eggs ready in case of rain, which may fall at any time.
[Relationships with people]
Frogs are indispensable teaching materials and experimental animals in biology, especially in the fields of development, physiology, and genetics. In recent years, Xenopus frogs have been used for pregnancy tests (injecting urine from a pregnant woman into a female Xenopus frog promotes ovulation in the female Xenopus frog), and a substance has been isolated from the skin of the white tree frog, Litoria caerulea , for use in diagnosing biliary and pancreatic function. Large frogs, including the Japanese bullfrog, are also eaten around the world, and the larvae of the upside-down frog, which can reach a total length of 25 cm, are sold in local markets.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Litoria caerulea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また背中の育児袋で幼生を育てる体長3cmほどのフクロアマガエル類Gastrothecaや，卵を背負って守るゲルジアマガエルFritziana goeldii(体長5cm)もあり，水辺に泥の巣をつくって産卵するカジヤアマガエルHyla faber(体長10cm)もいる。近年，日本でも消化器系の診断薬として用いられる活性ペプチドは，オーストラリア産ホワイトアマガエルLitoria caerulea(体長10cm)の皮膚から抽出純化されたものである。【松井孝爾】。…

【カエル(蛙)】より

…幼生は短期間で変態を終了するが，雌はいつ降るか知れない雨に備え，つねに熟卵を用意しておかねばならない。
【人との関係】
　カエルは生物学，とくに発生，生理，遣伝の分野において欠かせない教材や実験動物であり，近年ではツメガエルが妊娠反応に使用される(妊婦の尿をとってツメガエルの雌に注射するとツメガエルの雌の排卵が促進される)ほか，ホワイトアマガエルLitoria caeruleaの皮膚からは胆道･膵機能診断用の物質が分離，利用されている。またウシガエルをはじめ世界の各地で大型ガエルが食用に供され，全長25cmに達するアベコベガエルの幼生も現地では市場で売られている。…

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