Buergeria buergeri (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
カジカガエル（河鹿蛙、金襖子、Buergeria buergeri, Kajika frog）
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Kajika frog or Buerger's frog (Buergeria buergeri) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Japan where it can be found on Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku islands. It is locally threatened by habitat loss caused by dam building and construction of concrete riverbanks.
Wikipedia contributors, Kajika frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:34:41.108417+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Buergeria buergeri (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
- Name authority
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Buergeria
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
- subfamilyBuergeriinae Channing, 1989
- genusBuergeria Tschudi, 1838
- speciesBuergeria buergeri (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Buergeria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Buergeria oxycephala (Boulenger, 1900) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buergeria japonica (Hallowell, 1861) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla buergeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1838 Temminck & Schlegel, 1838 | synonym |
| Rana buergeri (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) | synonym |
| Polypedates buergeri (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) | synonym |
| Polypedates burgeri Hallowell, 1861 Hallowell, 1861 | synonym |
| Hyla mackloti Schlegel in Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856 Schlegel in Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856 | synonym |
| Polypedates mackloti Peters, 1871 Peters, 1871 | synonym |
| Rana mackloti (Peters, 1871) (Peters, 1871) | synonym |
| Rhacophorus buergeri (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) | synonym |
| Buergeria subversicolor Tschudi, 1838 Tschudi, 1838 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=665476 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5WRZM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.