Rana (derived from Latin rana, meaning 'frog') is a genus of frogs commonly known as the Holarctic true frogs, pond frogs or brown frogs. Members of this genus are found through much of Eurasia and western North America.

The common frog or grass frog (Rana temporaria), also known as the European common frog, European common brown frog, European grass frog, European Holarctic true frog, European pond frog or European brown frog, is a semi-aquatic amphibian of the family Ranidae, found throughout much of Europe as far north as Scandinavia and as far east as the ...

Genus Rana. Rana: pictures (15) Species Rana amurensis. Species Rana arvalis. Species Rana asiatica. Species Rana aurora Northern Red-legged Frog. Rana aurora: information (1) Rana aurora: pictures (3) Species Rana boylii Foothill Yellow-legged Frog. Rana boylii: information (1)

Rana is a genus of frogs. There are over 90 species of these frogs. These include the pond frogs such as the common frog which lives in Europe. The brown frog, leopard frog, and the American bullfrog are also included. Members of Rana can be found in Eurasia, North American, Africa, Central America, and the northern parts of South America.

The subfamily Raninae, and its type genus Rana, are likely paraphyletic. Within the Ranoidea, even this reduced Ranidae is analogous to the Leptodactylidae within the Bufonoidea: both families represent a diverse, paraphyletic group of non-treefrogs.

Rana is a genus of frogs commonly known as the Holarctic true frogs, pond frogs or brown frogs. Members of this genus are found through much of Eurasia, North America, Central America, and the northern half of South America.

Jun 10, 2016 · True frogs of the genus Rana are widely used as model organisms in studies of development, genetics, physiology, ecology, behavior, and evolution. Comparative studies among the more than 100 species of Rana rely on an understanding of the evolutionary history and patterns of diversification of the group.

The Rana boylii group of most North American authors is equivalent to the Section Amerana of Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 322, which in his system contained two subgenera, Amerana (Rana boylii and Rana muscosa) and Aurorana (Rana aurora, Rana cascadae, and …

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Oct 16, 2023 · Rana is a genus of frogs. There are over 90 species of these frogs. These include the pond frogs such as the common frog which lives in Europe. The brown frog, leopard frog, and the American bullfrog are also included. Members of Rana can be found in Eurasia, North American, Africa, Central America, and the northern parts of South America.