Buergeria
| Buergeria | |
|---|---|
| Buergeria japonica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Buergeriinae Channing, 1989 |
| Genus: | Buergeria Tschudi, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Hyla bürgeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1838 | |
| Diversity | |
| 6 species, see text. | |
Buergeria is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, and the sole genus of subfamily Buergeriinae. They are the sister taxon for all the other rhacophorids (subfamily Rhacophorinae). The available firmly supports this position.
Buergeria are sometimes known as Buerger's frogs. There are four species found in an area that stretches from Hainan (China) and Taiwan through the Ryukyu Islands to Honshu (Japan).
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