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Ranidae  Batsch, 1796
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1094181

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderAnura  – Frogs, perereca, rã, sapo, crapauds, grenouilles, Toads  
                            FamilyRanidae Batsch, 1796  
    Direct Children:  
                               Genus Amerana Dubois, 1992  
                               Genus Amolops Cope, 1865  
                               Genus Aquarana Dubois, 1992  
                               Genus Babina Thompson, 1912  
                               Genus Boreorana Dubois, Ohler and Pyron, 2021  
                               Genus Clinotarsus Mivart, 1869  
                               Genus Glandirana Fei, Ye and Huang, 1990 – Wrinkled Frogs 
                               Genus Huia Yang, 1991  
                               Genus Hylarana Tschudi, 1838  
                               Genus Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843 – American Water Frogs 
                               Genus Liuhurana Fei, Ye, Jiang, Dubois and Ohler, 2010  
                               Genus Meristogenys Yang, 1991  
                               Genus Nidirana Dubois, 1992  
                               Genus Odorrana Fei, Ye and Huang, 1990  
                               Genus Pelophylax Fitzinger, 1843  
                               Genus Pseudorana Fei, Ye and Huang, 1990  
                               Genus Rana Linnaeus, 1758 – True Frogs, Brown Frogs 
                               Genus Sanguirana Dubois, 1992  
                               Genus Staurois Cope, 1865  
                               Genus Sumaterana Arifin, Smart, Hertwig, Smith, Iskandar and Haas, 2018  
                               Genus Wijayarana Arifin, Chan, Smart, Hertwig, Smith, Iskandar and Haas, 2021  
       

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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World 6.2 2025-09-15, database (version 6.2)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2025. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 (15 September, 2025). lectronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Ranidae   
       
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Ranidae   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Although commonly attributed to Rafinesque (1814), the first available use of a family-group name based on the genus Rana was by Batsch (1796), according to Frost et al. (2019, online Amphibian Species of the World)  
 

 

    

 
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