---
title: "Ryukyu Kajika Frog"
description: "Buergeria japonica — Anfíbios. The Ryukyu Kajika frog, Japanese Buerger's frog, or Japanese stream treefrog (Buergeria japonica) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/ryukyu-kajika-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ryukyu Kajika Frog

> Buergeria japonica — Anfíbios. The Ryukyu Kajika frog, Japanese Buerger's frog, or Japanese stream treefrog (Buergeria japonica) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Buergeria japonica*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 790
- iNaturalist taxon: [1125827](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1125827)

## Names

- en: Ryukyu Kajika Frog
- de: Gewöhnlicher Japanruderfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

JP (752)

## Summary

The Ryukyu Kajika frog, Japanese Buerger's frog, or Japanese stream treefrog (Buergeria japonica) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Populations from northern Taiwan and the Yaeyama Islands were isolated as a new species(Buergeria choui) in 2020.

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

## Photo

![Ryukyu Kajika Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ryukyu-kajika-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Wouter Koch · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243320320

## Machine access

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