Zhangixalus amamiensis from the Amami Group was formerly included in this species as a subspecies.

Its disappearance from the island sometime after 1958 is attributed to habitat change (conversion of paddy fields to drier habitats) and an introduced predator, the Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi).

This is the first island-level extinction of a native amphibian in the Ryukyu Archipelago during modern times.

[3] Zhangixalus viridis is a moderate-sized rhacophorid frog (snout-vent length 65–84 mm (2.6–3.3 in)).

[4] It is a common species in forests close to paddy fields and wetlands.