---
title: "Japanese Brown Frog"
description: "Rana japonica — Anfíbios. The Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/japanese-brown-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Brown Frog

> Rana japonica — Anfíbios. The Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to Japan.

- Scientific name: *Rana japonica*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 618
- Wikidata: [Q2275253](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2275253)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25506](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25506)

## Names

- en: Japanese Brown Frog
- nl: Japanese brown frog

## Countries with the most observations

JP (413)

## Summary

The Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, rivers, swamps, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_brown_frog

## Photo

![Japanese Brown Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-brown-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291451374

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-brown-frog?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).