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Japanese singing frog
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photo:Japanese singing frog
Japanese singing frog
Scientific name:buergeria buergeri@Family:Rhacophoridae
In summer the male rests on river stones and sings in a beautiful voice, which the Japanese believe sounds like "fee-fee", to search for a female partner.

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