Eye Finger Frog - Eye Finger Frog

Japanese: アイフィンガーガエル - あいふぃんがーがえる
Eye Finger Frog - Eye Finger Frog

...Originating from Southeast Asia, etc. The Eiffinger's Frog, Chirixalus eiffingeri , lives deep in the forests of the Yaeyama Islands. It is 3-4 cm long and has large white eyes. It hides in small tree holes during the day. It has a long breeding season, laying dozens of large eggs on the surface of puddles in tree holes from spring to summer.

From [Frog]

…In the Darwin's Frog Rhinoderma darwinii , the male is in charge of raising the young until the vocal pouch is full, but in the Australian Black-eared Frog Rheobatrachus silus , the female raises the larvae in her stomach. Other species include the Eiffinger's Frog Chirixalus eiffingeri , found in the Yaeyama Islands, which lays eggs in safe tree-hollow puddles, and the Kajiya Tree Frog Hyla faber , which builds mud banks in streams to lay eggs. The water-leaf frog Cyclorana , which lives in the arid regions of Australia, survives several months of desiccation wrapped in a cocoon underground, then hurries off to lay eggs in the smallest puddles created by rain showers. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Eifinger Frog" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…原産地は東南アジアなど。八重山諸島の森林深くに生息するアイフィンガーガエルChirixalus eiffingeriは体長3~4cm,白い大きな目をした種で,昼間は小さな樹洞に隠れている。繁殖期は長く,春から夏にかけて数十個の大粒卵を樹洞の水たまりの水面上に産みつける。…

【カエル(蛙)】より

…ダーウィンハナガエルRhinoderma darwiniiでは雄が育児を担当し,鳴囊内が子ガエルでいっぱいになるまでめんどうをみるが,オーストラリア産イブクロコモリガエルRheobatrachus silusは,雌が胃袋の中で幼生を育てる。そのほか安全な樹洞の水たまりに産卵する八重山列島産のアイフィンガーガエルChirixalus eiffingeri,流れに泥の堤を築いて産卵するカジヤアマガエルHyla faberなど,卵や幼生の保護にさまざまなくふうが見られる。オーストラリアの乾燥地帯に生息するミズタメガエル類Cycloranaは,地中で繭に包まれて数ヵ月の乾燥に耐え,スコールでできたわずかな水たまりに急いで産卵する。…

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