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Frog and Mouse by Getsuju, a Japanese artist of the Edo period. Frogs play a variety of roles in culture, appearing in folklore and fairy tales such as the Brothers Grimm story of The Frog Prince. In ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, frogs symbolized fertility, while in classical antiquity, the Greeks and Romans associated frogs with fertility ...
Like the Japanese description of the beast, in Chinese and in Scandinavian lore this beast is infamous for kidnapping and drowning people as well as horses. The siyokoy of the Philippine islands is also known for kidnapping children by the water's edge. [citation needed] A frog-face vodyanoy is known in Slavic mythology.
This list of amphibians recorded in Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which details the conservation status of some ninety-four species. [1] Of these, four are assessed as critically endangered (the endemic Amakusa salamander, Mikawa salamander, Tosashimizu salamander, and Tsukuba clawed salamander), twenty-seven as endangered, fourteen as vulnerable, eleven as near threatened ...
Pages in category "Amphibians of Japan" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Ryukyu brown frog; Ryukyu Kajika Frog; S. Salamandrella ...
Pages in category "Frogs in culture" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Frog Seasons, Winter; H. The Hard Easy (Adventure Time) K.
Wrestling frogs from Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga, cartoon, Japan, 12th century (from Frogs in culture) Image 14 Red-eyed treefrog , Osa Peninsula , Costa Rica (from Tree frog ) Image 15 Crapaud et Grenouille ("Frog and Toad") by Jean Carriès , between 1889 and 1894 (from Frogs in culture )
Japanese tree frog; Japanese brown frog; Daruma pond frog; Japanese common toad; Japanese stream toad; Insects and arachnids
A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail. Koto-furunushi