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Ranidae

117 species · Animals

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Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842

The moor frog (Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842) is a small Eurasian frog used as a model for studies of local adaptation.

Rana japonica Boulenger, 1879

Rana japonica is a brown frog found in Japan and southern China that lives in lowland and flooded agricultural habitats.

Rana pirica Matsui, 1991

Rana pirica, the Hokkaidō or Ezo brown frog, is a Ranidae species found in Japan's Hokkaidō and Russia's Sakhalin.

Rana tagoi Okada, 1928

Rana tagoi, Tago's brown frog, is a Ranidae frog species endemic to Japan, found in mountain streams and adjacent habitats.

Rana pretiosa Baird & Girard, 1853

Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) is a highly aquatic frog with age-varying coloration, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America.

Rana aurora Baird & Girard, 1852

Rana aurora, the northern red-legged frog, is a Pacific Northwest ranid frog with distinct physical and reproductive traits.

Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913

Rana luteiventris, the Columbia spotted frog, is a medium-sized aquatic frog native to western North America with characteristic spotted patterning.

Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758

Rana temporaria, the common frog, is a widespread European amphibian with detailed descriptions of traits, distribution, and life cycle.

Rana cascadae Slater, 1939

The Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) is a ranid frog native to the Pacific Northwest's Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges.

Rana zhenhaiensis Ye, Fei & Matsui, 1995

Rana zhenhaiensis, the Zhenhai brown frog, is a Ranidae frog endemic to China that is not considered threatened.

Rana italica Dubois, 1987

Rana italica Dubois, 1987 is a frog species with specific physical traits that lives in various freshwater habitats.

Rana amurensis Boulenger, 1886

Rana amurensis is the northernmost wild amphibian species, a habitat generalist that hibernates on pond bottoms in winter.

Rana muscosa Camp, 1917

Rana muscosa is a variable-colored North American frog that emits a garlic-like defensive odor when handled.

Rana boylii Baird, 1854

Rana boylii (foothill yellow-legged frog) is a small North American stream-dwelling frog currently protected as a threatened species.

Rana pyrenaica Serra-Cobo, 1993

Rana pyrenaica, the Pyrenean frog, is a small endemic brown frog from the Pyrenees that lives in fast-flowing rocky streams.

Rana longicrus Stejneger, 1898

Rana longicrus Stejneger, 1898 is a slender long-legged frog that breeds in still water, threatened by habitat loss.

Rana latastei Boulenger, 1879

Rana latastei, the Italian agile frog, is a lowland frog endemic to southern Europe's northeastern plains, currently facing multiple threats to its survival.

Rana iberica Boulenger, 1879

Rana iberica, the Iberian frog, is an endemic frog of central/northern Iberian mountain habitats with distinct physical features and calls.

Rana dalmatina Fitzinger, 1838

Rana dalmatina (the agile frog) is a European frog species with long hind legs that can jump up to two metres.

Rana dybowskii Günther, 1876

Dybowski's frog is a true frog from Northeast Asia with seasonal changes to its gut microbiome linked to hibernation.

Rana ornativentris Werner, 1903

Rana ornativentris, the montane brown Nikkō frog, is a Ranidae species endemic to Japan with specific listed natural habitats.

Rana graeca Boulenger, 1891

Rana graeca, the Greek stream frog, is a non-threatened Ranidae species found across parts of southeastern Europe and Turkey.

Rana coreana Okada, 1928

Rana coreana (Korean brown frog) is the smallest Korean brown frog, living in a range of wet open habitats.

Rana draytonii Baird & Girard, 1852

Rana draytonii, the California red-legged frog, is the largest native frog of the western US, found in California and northern Baja California.

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