Succeeded in breeding dog frogs Exhibiting a child with a body length of 2 cm Mie Toba Aquarium October 18, 17:47
The aquarium in Toba City, Mie Prefecture, has been open to the public and is gaining popularity because it was the first in Japan to succeed in breeding a dog frog that croaks like a dog.
Rana frog is a frog of the Rana family that inhabits wetlands from southern China to central Vietnam.
Last year, the Toba Aquarium in Toba City, Mie Prefecture, confirmed that a dog frog, which was transferred from a Taiwanese expert, spawned in an aquarium in July, and now about 40 animals have grown to about 2 cm in length. It was.
According to the aquarium, it is the first time in Japan that a dog frog has been successfully bred, and the aquarium has begun exhibiting dog frogs.
It is thought that the frogs squeal because of breeding, and the frogs of children do not squeal yet.
The visitors were popular, saying "small and cute" and "I want to hear the cry quickly".
Shinya Mitani, director of the Toba Aquarium Breeding Research Department, said, "I was very happy when I bred. I hope you can see how cute it is."