Juvenile Toad (Bufo japonicus formosus)
A juvenile of the toad Bufo japonicus formosus, captured during "salamander (Hynobius kimurae) hunting" from within muddy water under a stone in a torrent that was flowing through the forest floor in Hokujo, Hakuba-mura, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (photographed on 4 November 2005). A juvenile of the brown frog Rana ornativentris was dug up from the soil under decaying leaves in a slope of the right bank of this torrent.
(A) A dorsolateral view. Note red spots that were banded laterally, which were characteristic of a high altitudinal mountain type of this species.
(B) A lateral view.
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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