Eiffinger's tree frog
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Eiffinger's tree frog is small compared with other Japanese frogs in its family.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Eiffinger's tree frog
- Scientific name
- Kurixalus eiffingeri
- Japanese name
- アイフィンガーガエル
- Group
- Amphibians and reptiles
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Kurixalus
This frog lives on Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island and in Taiwan. It spends much of its life in trees and lays its eggs in places such as pools of water in tree holes.
It is said to be a frog that raises its young. The mother lays unfertilized eggs for her tadpoles to eat.
Its body is grayish brown or brown, and it calls with short, high-pitched "pi! pi!" notes.
How the Eiffinger's tree frog lives
It lives in mountain forests. It eats insects and spiders.
多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Body length: 31–40 mm
- Diet
- Insects and spiders
- Range
- Ishigaki, Iriomote, and Taiwan
Where the Eiffinger's tree frog has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アイフィンガーガエル
- 简体中文
- 琉球原指树蛙
- 繁體中文
- 艾氏樹蛙
- 한국어
- 아이핑거개구리
- Русский
- Тайваньская бюргерия
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — アイフィンガーガエルChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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