アカガエル

noun

brown frog; reddish-brown frog (Ranidae)

General term for any brown or reddish-brown frog of the family Ranidae, often used in field guides or casual observation.

• 田たんぼでアカガエルを見みつけた。

  I found a brown frog in the rice paddy.

noun

Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)

Specifically refers to the species Rana japonica, a common frog in Japan. Often called ニホンアカガエル in scientific contexts.

See also: ニホンアカガエル

• ニホンアカガエルは本ほん州しゅうから九きゅう州しゅうにかけて分ぶん布ぷしている。

  The Japanese brown frog is distributed from Honshu to Kyushu.