Daruma pond frog

The Daruma pond frog is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It has two subspecies, P. porosus porosus and P. porosus brevipodus. It is endemic to Japan. The average size of males is 3.5 to 6.2 cm, while females are from 3.7 to 7.3 cm.
Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. Their primary habitat is rice fields, as it is important for breeding and producing new frogs. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Behaviour

Diet and hunting

The Daruma pond frog's diet consists primarily of insects and spiders. However, they also will consume ants, beetles, dipterans, bugs, pond snails and orthopterans. They hunt by utilizing their hind-legs to jump at prey that come within their feeding range.

Reproduction

Daruma pond frogs' breeding occurs during April to July, and their lifespans within 3 to 4 years.