Daruma pond frog
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| phylum | Chordata | The Daruma pond frog, Pelophylax porosus, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It has two subspecies, P. porosus porosus (the Tokyo Daruma pond frog) and P. porosus brevipodus (the Nagoya Daruma pond frog). 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.
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| class | Amphibia | |
| order | Anura | |
| family | Ranidae | |
| genus | Pelophylax | |
| species | P. porosus |
