Juvenile Frog (Rana ornativentris)
A juvenile Rana ornativentris soon before hibernation, dug up from the soil under decaying leaves during "salamander (Hynobius kimurae) hunting" in a slope of the right bank of a torrent that was flowing through the forest floor in Hokujo, Hakuba-mura, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (photographed on 4 November 2005). At this time, the torrent contained a great number of individuals of this species and Rana tagoi, regardless of "age class" (i.e., juvenile or adult).
Accompanied Research Collaborators: Masaichi Kakegawa (Tokyo Metropolitan Komatsugawa Senior High School) and Fujio Kishi (Shirouma Association of Naturalists).
Copyright 2006 Masato Hasumi, Dr. Sci. All rights reserved.
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