Hylidae

Japanese: Hylidae
Hylidae

...General term for frogs of the Hylidae family, including the Japanese tree frog and the Southern tree frog, Litoria , which are known as good examples of protective coloration. There are about 719 species in 39 genera that are distributed throughout the world except for sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and most of them live in the rainforests of tropical America.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…保護色の好例として知られるニホンアマガエルやミナミアマガエルLitoriaなどアマガエル科Hylidaeのカエルの総称。39属719種ほどがサハラ以南のアフリカとマダガスカルを除く全世界に分布し,大半が熱帯アメリカの降雨林に生息する。…

※「Hylidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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