Cascade Frog vs Water yam

Amolops monticola compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Cascade Frog is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Frog	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Ranidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Amolops	Dioscorea
Species	Amolops monticola	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Cascade Frog

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Frog	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Cascade Frog

The Cascade Frog (Amolops monticola) is a species in the genus Amolops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.