Rana (genus)

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iRana
Marsh Frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Linnaeus, 1758

Rana is a genus of frogs. Species include the Common Frog, and the Marsh Frog. Members of this genus can be found on all continents except Antarctica.

These true frogs are characterized by their slim waists and smooth skin. They are excellent jumpers due to their long slender legs. The typical webbing found on their hind feet allows for easy movement through water.

Most frogs in this genus breed in early spring, with the male initiating with his unique call. Females lay eggs in rafts and can produce up to 20,000 at one time.

[edit] Species

• Rana absita 2006.
• Olive Frog, Rana adenopleura Boulenger, 1909.
• Cabilian Frog, Rana albotuberculata Inger, 1954.
• Assam Hills Frog, Rana alticola Boulenger, 1882.
• Rana amamiensis Matsui, 1994.
• Amur Brown Frog, Rana amurensis Boulenger, 1886.
• Anderson's Frog, Rana andersonii Boulenger, 1882.
• Lungtou Frog, Rana anlungensis Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao et Liu, 1973.
• Rana archotaphus Inger et Chan-ard, 1997.
• Arfak Mountains Frog, Rana arfaki Meyer, 1875.
• Moor Frog, Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842.
• Asian Frog, Rana asiatica Bedriaga, 1898.
• Rana attigua Inger, Orlov & Darevsky, 1999.
• Golden Frog, Rana aurantiaca Boulenger, 1904.
• Rana aurata Günther, 2003.
• Rana aurora, Northern Red-legged Frog
• California Red-legged Frog, Rana draytonii Baird & Girard, 1852.
• Rana bacboensis Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
• Rana banaorum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
• Rana banjarana Leong & Lim, 2003.
• Rana bannanica Rao & Yang, 1997.
• Baram River Frog, Rana baramica Boettger, 1900.
• Levant Water Frog, Rana bedriagae Camerano, 1882.
• Italian Pool Frog, Rana bergeri Günther in Engelmann, Fritzsche, Günther & Obst, 1986.
• Foothill Yellow-legged Frog, Rana boylii Baird, 1854.
• Caldwell's Frog, Rana caldwelli Schmidt, 1925.
• Caucasus Frog, Rana camerani Boulenger, 1886.
• Cascade Frog, Rana cascadae Slater, 1939.
• Celebes Frog, Rana celebensis (Peters, 1872).
• Karpathos Water Frog, Rana cerigensis Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994.
• Schlegel's Frog, Rana chalconota (Schlegel, 1837).
• Chaochiao Frog, Rana chaochiaoensis Liu, 1946.
• Chapa Frog, Rana chapaensis (Bourret, 1937).
• Charles Darwin’s Frog, Rana charlesdarwini Das, 1998.
• Chinese Brown Frog, Rana chensinensis David, 1875.
• Chevron-spotted Brown Frog, Rana chevronta Hu & Ye in Hu, Fei & Ye, 1978.
• Chitwan Frog, Rana chitwanensis Das, 1998.
• Rana chloronota (Günther, 1876).
• Seoul Frog, Rana chosenica Okada, 1931.
• Rana compotrix 2006.
• Cordofan Frog, Rana cordofana (Steindachner, 1867).
• Korinchi Frog, Rana crassiovis Boulenger, 1920.
• Greek Marsh Frog, Rana cretensis Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994.
• Siam Frog, Rana cubitalis Smith, 1917.
• Bicolored Frog, Rana curtipes Jerdon, 1854.
• Australian Wood Frog, Rana daemeli (Steindachner, 1868).
• Agile Frog, Rana dalmatina Fitzinger in Bonaparte, 1839.
• Daniel's Frog, Rana danieli Pillai & Chanda, 1977.
• Rana daorum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
• Hungchun-ping Frog, Rana daunchina Chang, 1933.
• Battak Frog, Rana debussyi Kampen, 1910.
• Rana demarchii Scortecci, 1929.
• Dybowski’s Frog, Rana dybowskii Günther, 1876.
• Lesser Sundas Frog, Rana elberti Roux, 1911.
• Imienpo Station Frog, Rana emeljanov] Nikolskii, 1913.
• Epirus Pool Frog, Rana epeirotica Schneider, Sofianidou & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, 1984.
• Green Lotus Frog, Rana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837).
• Edible Frog, Rana esculenta Linnaeus, 1758.
• Zamboanga Frog, Rana everetti Boulenger, 1882.
• Rana exiliversabilis Li, Ye & Fei in Fei, Ye & Li, 2001.
• Rana faber Ohler, Swan & Daltry, 2002.
• Flores Frog, Rana florensis Boulenger, 1897.
• Fukien Gold-striped Pond Frog, Rana fukienensis Pope, 1929.
• Garo Hills Frog, Rana garoensis Boulenger, 1920.
• Eilogo Estate Frog, Rana garritor Menzies, 1987.
• Rana gigatympana Orlov, Ananjeva & Cuc, 2006.
• Glandular Frog, Rana glandulosa Boulenger, 1882.
• Gravenhorst's Frog, Rana gracilis Gravenhorst, 1829.
• Greek Frog, Rana graeca Boulenger, 1891.
• Graf's Frog, Rana grafi Crochet, Dubois, Ohler & Tunner, 1995.
• Yunnanfu Frog, Rana grahami Boulenger, 1917.
• Rana graminea Boulenger, 1900.
• Big-eyed Frog, Rana grandocula Taylor, 1920.
• Went Mountains Frog, Rana grisea Kampen, 1913.
• Günther’s Frog, Rana guentheri Boulenger, 1882.
• Rana hainanensis (Fei, Ye & Li, 2001).
• Rana heatwolei 2006.
• Hejiang Frog, Rana hejiangensis Deng & Yu, 1992.
• Rana hispanica Bonaparte, 1839.
• Rana hmongorum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
• Dagger Frog, Rana holsti Boulenger, 1892.
• Turkish Frog, Rana holtzi Werner, 1898.
• Heron's Frog, Rana honnorati Héron-Royer, 1881.
• Hose's Frog, Rana hosii Boulenger, 1891.
• Huanren Frog, Rana huanrenensis Fei, Ye & Huang, 1991.
• Hubei Frog, Rana hubeiensis Fei & Ye, 1982.
• Bhamo Frog, Rana humeralis Boulenger, 1887.
• Iberian Frog, Rana iberica Boulenger, 1879.
• Rana igorota Taylor, 1922.
• Rana indeprensa Bain & Stuart, 2005.
• Amami Oshima Frog, Rana ishikawae (Stejneger, 1901).
• Italian Frog, Rana italica Dubois, 1987.
• Japan Brown Frog, Rana japonica Boulenger, 1879.
• Jimi River Frog, Rana jimiensis Tyler, 1963.
• Rana jingdongensis (Fei, Ye & Li, 2001).
• John's Groove-toed Frog, Rana johnsi Smith, 1921.
• Junlian Odorous Frog, Rana junlianensis (Huang, Fei & Ye in Fei & Ye, 2001).
• Bander Baru Frog, Rana kampeni Boulenger, 1920.
• Rana khalam Stuart, Orlov & Chan-ard, 2005.
• San Cristoval Frog, Rana kreffti Boulenger, 1882.
• Kwangwu Odorous Frog, Rana kuangwuensis Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1966.
• Plateau Brown Frog, Rana kukunoris Nikolskii, 1918.
• Rana kunyuensis Lu & Li, 2002.
• Greek Marsh Frog, Rana kurtmuelleri Gayda, 1940.
• Italian Agile Frog, Rana latastei Boulenger, 1879.
• Kokarit Frog, Rana lateralis Boulenger, 1887.
• Rana laterimaculata Barbour & Noble, 1916.
• Kuatun Frog, Rana latouchii Boulenger, 1899.
• Rana leporipes Werner, 1930.
• Cope’s Assam Frog, Rana leptoglossa (Cope, 1868).
• Pool Frog, Rana lessonae Camerano, 1882.
• Rana lini Chou, 1999.
• Green Cascade Frog, Rana livida (Blyth, 1856).
• Taipa Frog, Rana longicrus Stejneger, 1898.
• Malaysian Frog, Rana luctuosa (Peters, 1871).
• Lungshen Odorous Frog, Rana lungshengensis Liu & Hu, 1962.
• Columbia Spotted Frog, Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913.
• Luzon Frog, Rana luzonensis Boulenger, 1896.
• Brusa Frog, Rana macrocnemis Boulenger, 1885.
• Marbled Slender Frog, Rana macrodactyla (Günther, 1858).
• Masarang Frog, Rana macrops Boulenger, 1897.
• Fungoid Frog, Rana malabarica Tschudi, 1838.
• Rana mangyanum Brown & Guttman, 2002.
• Mao-Son Frog, Rana maosonensis (Bourret, 1937).
• Margareta's Frog, Rana margaretae Liu, 1950.
• Irawaddy Frog, Rana margariana (Anderson, 1879).
• Rana megatympanum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
• Papahag Frog, Rana melanomenta Taylor, 1920.
• Dalat Frog, Rana milleti Smith, 1921.
• Fujian Frog, Rana minima Ting & T'sai, 1979.
• Khao Wang Frog, Rana miopus Boulenger, 1918.
• Culion Frog, Rana moellendorffi Boettger, 1893.
• Moluccas Frog, Rana moluccana Boettger, 1895.
• Langbian Plateau Frog, Rana montivaga Smith, 1921.
• Rana morafkai Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
• Mountain Yellow-legged Frog, Rana muscosa Camp, 1917.
• Ryūkyū Island Frog, Rana narina Stejneger, 1901.
• Rana nasuta Li, Ye & Fei in Fei, Ye & Li, 2001.
• Black-lined Pond Frog, Rana nigrolineata Liu & Hu, 1960.
• Black-spotted Frog, Rana nigromaculata Hallowell, 1861.
• Black-eared Frog, Rana nigrotympanica Dubois, 1992.
• Black-striped Frog, Rana nigrovittata (Blyth, 1856).
• New Guinea Frog, Rana novaeguineae Kampen, 1909.
• Toungoo Frog, Rana oatesii Boulenger, 1892.
• Okinawa Frog, Rana okinavana Boettger, 1895.
• Omei Brown Frog, Rana omeimontis Ye & Fei in Ye, Fei & Hu, 1993.
• Nikkō Frog, Rana ornativentris Werner, 1903.
• Papua Frog, Rana papua Lesson, 1827.
• Iberian Water Frog, Rana perezi Seoane, 1885.
• Sumatra Frog, Rana persimilis Kampen, 1923.
• Rana picturata Boulenger, 1920.
• Hokkaidō Frog, Rana pirica Matsui, 1991.
• Peking Frog, Rana plancyi Lataste, 1880.
• Yunnan Pond Frog, Rana pleuraden Boulenger, 1904.
• Kanagawa Frog, Rana porosa (Cope, 1868).
• Oregon Spotted Frog, Rana pretiosa Baird & Girard, 1853.
• Kampira Falls Frog, Rana psaltes Kuramoto, 1985.
• Pyrenees Frog, Rana pyrenaica Serra-Cobo, 1993.
• Peters' Malaysian Frog, Rana raniceps (Peters, 1871).
• Marsh Frog, Rana ridibunda Pallas, 1771.
• Wrinkled Frog, Rana rugosa Temminck & Schlegel, 1838.
• Sahara Frog, Rana saharica Boulenger in Hartert, 1913.
• Napparagawa Frog, Rana sakuraii Matsui & Matsui, 1990.
• Calamianes Frog, Rana sanguinea Boettger, 1893.
• Sangzhi Frog, Rana sangzhiensis Shen, 1986.
• Schmacker's Frog, Rana schmackeri Boettger, 1892.
• Yellow Trea Frog, Rana scutigera Andersson, 1916.
• Albanian Pool Frog, Rana shqiperica Hotz, Uzzell, Günther, Tunner & Heppich, 1987.
• Sichuan Frog, Rana shuchinae Liu, 1950.
• Siberut Island Frog, Rana siberu Dring, McCarthy & Whitten, 1990.
• Yellow-spotted Frog, Rana signata (Günther, 1872).
• Laguna del Bay Frog, Rana similis (Günther, 1873).
• Rana sinica Ahl, 1927.
• Spiny Frog, Rana spinulosa Smith, 1923.
• Ramsey Canyon Leopard Frog, Rana subaquavocalis Platz, 1993.
• Otton Frog, Rana subaspera Barbour, 1908.
• Papua Gray Frog, Rana supragrisea Menzies, 1987.
• Rana supranarina Matsui, 1994.
• Bangkimtsing Frog, Rana swinhoana Boulenger, 1903.
• Tago's Brown Frog, Rana tagoi Okada, 1928.
• Taipeh Frog, Rana taipehensis Denburgh, 1909.
• Bronzed Frog, Rana temporalis (Günther, 1864).
• Common Frog, Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758.
• Yellow River Frog, Rana tenggerensis Zhao, Macey & Papenfuss, 1988.
• Terentjev's Frog, Rana terentievi Mezhzherin, 1992.
• Dawei Frog, Rana tiannanensis Yang & Li, 1980.
• Tiantai Frog, Rana tientaiensis Chang, 1933.
• Rana tipanan Brown, McGuire & Diesmos, 2000.
• Rana trankieni Orlov, Ngat & Ho, 2003.
• Tsushima Leopard Frog, Rana tsushimensis Stejneger, 1907.
• Leaping Frog, Rana tytleri (Theobald, 1868).
• Rana utsunomiyaorum Matsui, 1994.
• Palawan Frog, Rana varians Boulenger, 1894.
• Kwangsi Frog, Rana versabilis Liu & Hu, 1962.
• Rana vitrea
• Rana volkerjane Günther, 2003.
• Weining Frog, Rana weiningensis Liu, Hu & Yang, 1962.
• Wuchuan Frog, Rana wuchuanensis Xu in Wu, Xu, Dong, Li & Liu, 1983.
• Rana zhengi Zhao, 1999.
• Zhenhai Brown Frog, Rana zhenhaiensis Ye, Fei & Matsui, 1995.

[edit] References

• Dubois, A., and A. Ohler. 1994. Frogs of the subgenus Pelophylax (Amphibia, Anura, genus Rana): a catalogue of available and valid scientific names, with comments on the name-bearing types, complete synonymies. proposed common names, and maps showing all type localities.II International Symposium on Ecology and Genetics of European water frogs.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2006. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 4 (17 August 2006). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
• Frost et al. 2006. The amphibian tree of life. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Number 297. New York. Issued March 15, 2006.
• Hillis, D.M., Wilcox, T.P. 2005. Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34, 299–314. (Available online)
• The discovery of 6 new species of amphibians in Laos (2006)