Dark-spotted frog

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q1072424
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Dark-spotted frog

Summary

Dark-spotted frog is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #1,610 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dark-spotted frog's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dark-spotted frog is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Dark-spotted frog's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Dark-spotted frog's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Dark-spotted frog is classified within Pelophylax[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dark-spotted frog is Pelophylax nigromaculatus[8].
  • Dark-spotted frog's Commons category is recorded as Pelophylax nigromaculatus[9].
  • Dark-spotted frog's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pelophylax nigromaculatus[10].
  • Dark-spotted frog's Commons gallery is recorded as Pelophylax nigromaculatus[11].
  • Dark-spotted frog's described by source is recorded as Pelophylax nigromaculatus Record in Qinghai Province Was Confirmed[12].
  • Dark-spotted frog's original combination is recorded as Rana nigromaculata[13].
  • Dark-spotted frog's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. nigromaculatus'}[14].
  • Dark-spotted frog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-spotted pond frog'}[15].
  • Dark-spotted frog is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'トノサマガエル'}[16].
  • Dark-spotted frog is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '참개구리'}[17].
  • Dark-spotted frog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-spotted Pond Frog'}[18].
  • Dark-spotted frog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dark-spotted Frog'}[19].
  • Dark-spotted frog is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑斑侧褶蛙'}[20].
  • Dark-spotted frog's type locality is recorded as Japan[21].
  • Dark-spotted frog's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[22].
  • Dark-spotted frog's diel cycle is recorded as cathemeral[23].
  • Dark-spotted frog's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[24].

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Classification

Dark-spotted frog's scientific name is Pelophylax nigromaculatus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pelophylax[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-spotted pond frog'}[15], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'トノサマガエル'}[16], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '참개구리'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dark-spotted Frog'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑斑侧褶蛙'}[20].

Identifiers

Dark-spotted frog's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 66330[25]. Dark-spotted frog's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8409[26]. Dark-spotted frog's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 331357[27]. Dark-spotted frog's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2426634[28]. Dark-spotted frog's ITIS TSN is recorded as 775191[29].

Why It Matters

Dark-spotted frog ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #1,610 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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