Holst's frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

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| image = ホルストガエル 成体.jpg

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2021 |title=Babina holsti |volume=2021 |page=e.T19168A177217165 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T19168A177217165.en}}

| taxon = Babina holsti

| authority = (Boulenger, 1892)

| synonyms = Rana holsti Boulenger, 1892

}}

Holst's frog (Babina holsti) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It occurs on mountains of the Okinawa and Tokashiki islands.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Babina+holsti |title=Babina holsti (Boulenger, 1892) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History}} It lives in primary or recovered secondary broad-leaved evergreen forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by road and dam construction.

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