Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814
Ranae Laurenti, 1768, Spec. Med. Exhib. Synops. Rept.: 20. Unavailable plural of Rana Linnaeus, 1758, not apparently intended as a taxon name.
Ranaridia Rafinesque, 1814, Specchio Sci., 2, 2: 102. Type genus: Ranaridia Rafinesque, 1814 (= unjustified emendation of Rana Linnaeus, 1758).
Ranarinia — Rafinesque, 1815, Analyse Nat.: 78.
Ranadae — Gray, 1825, Ann. Philos., London, Ser. 2, 10: 213.
Ranina — Gray, 1825, Ann. Philos., London, Ser. 2, 10: 214. Bonaparte, 1838, Iconograph. Fauna Ital., 2 (Fasc. 22): 117; Bonaparte, 1838, Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat., Bologna, 1: 393; Bonaparte, 1840, Mem. Accad. Sci. Torino, Ser. 2, 2: 394; Bonaparte, 1840, Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat., Bologna, 4: 109 (p. 11 in offprint); Günther, 1858, Arch. Naturgesch., 24: 319; Günther, 1859, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 3, 3: 61- 74.
Ranoidea — Fitzinger, 1826, Neue Class. Rept.: 37. explicit family; Laurent, 1967, Acta Zool. Lilloana, 22: 208; Lynch, 1973, in Vial (ed.), Evol. Biol. Anurans: 162; Duellman, 1975, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 42: 5.
Ranidae — Boie, 1828, Isis von Oken, 21: 363. Bonaparte, 1832, Saggio Dist. Metod. Animal. Vert.: 10; Bonaparte, 1838, Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat., Bologna, 1: 392; Bonaparte, 1840, Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat., Bologna, 4: 100 (p. 11 in offprint); Günther, 1859, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 3, 3: 61- 74.
Ranaria — Hemprich, 1829, Grundniss Naturgesch. Höhere Lehr., Ed. 2: xix.
Raniadae Smith, 1831, S. Afr. Q. J., 5: 18.
Ranina — Bonaparte, 1832, Saggio Dist. Metod. Animal. Vert.: 10. Bonaparte, 1840, Mem. Accad. Sci. Torino, Ser. 2, 2: 394; Gravenhorst, 1845, Das Thierreich: 43.
Ranae — Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 25.
Ranidae — Bonaparte, 1840, Mem. Accad. Sci. Torino, Ser. 2, 2: 394. Bonaparte, 1840, Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat., Bologna, 4: 109.
Raniformes — Duméril and Bibron, 1841, Erp. Gen., 8: plate opposite page 53, and page 491. Explicit non-Latinized family-group name.
Limnodytae Fitzinger, 1843, Syst. Rept.: 31. Type genus: Limnodytes Duméril and Bibron, 1841.
Ranini — Bronn, 1849, Handb. Geschich. Natur, 5: 684. Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 35.
Raninae — Bronn, 1849, Handb. Geschich. Natur, 5: 684.
Ranidae — Bonaparte, 1850, Conspect. Syst. Herpetol. Amph.: 1 p.
Ranae — Jan, 1857, Cenni Mus. Civ. Milano: 54. Goldfuss, 1820, Handb. Zool., 2: 131; Leunis, 1844, Synops. Drei Naturr., Zool., Ed. 1: 145.
Ranoides — Bruch, 1862, Würzb. Naturwiss. Z., 3: 221.
Ranoidea — Wied-Neuwied, 1865, Nova Acta Phys. Med. Acad. Caesar Leopold Carol., Halle, 32: 105.
Ranida — Haeckel, 1866, Gen. Morphol. Organ., 2: 132.
Ranidi — Acloque, 1900, Fauna de France, 1: 489.
Ranoidea — Laurent, 1967, Acta Zool. Lilloana, 22: 208.
Limnodytini — Dubois, 1981, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 15: 231.
Amolopsinae Yang, 1991, Amph. Fauna of Yunnan: 172. Type genus: Amolops Cope, 1865.
Ranoidae — Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 309. Epifamily.
Amolopinae — Zhang and Wen, 2000, Amph. Guangxi: 69. Incorrect subsequent spelling, this disputed by Dubois, 2005, Alytes, 23: 75.
Ranoidia — Dubois, 2005, Alytes, 23: 9. Epifamily.
Stauroini Dubois, 2005, Alytes, 23: 17. Type genus: Staurois Cope, 1865. Tribe.
Amolopini — Scott, 2005, Cladistics, 21: 527.
Stauroinae — Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 19. See comment under Ranidae record.
Meristogenyinae Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 19. Type genus: Meristogenys Yang, 1991. See comment under Ranidae record. Subfamily.
Clinotarsini Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 19. Type genus: Clinotarsus Mivart, 1869. See comment under Ranidae record. Tribe.
Glandiranini Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 20. Type genus: Glandirana Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990. See comment under Ranidae record. Tribe.
Hylaranini Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 20. Type genus: Hylarana Tschudi, 1838. See comment under Ranidae record. Tribe.
Meristogenyini — Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 20. Tribe.
Odorranini Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 21. Type genus: Odorrana Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990. See comment under Ranidae record.
Pteroranini Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 21. Type genus: Pterorana Kiyasetuo and Khare, 1986. See comment under Ranidae record.
Sanguiranini Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Herpetol. Sinica, 12: 22. Type genus: Sanguirana Dubois, 1992. See comment under Ranidae record.
Incertae Sedis
Rana leveriana Shaw, 1802, Gen. Zool., 3(1): 115. Type(s): Not stated. Type locality: Unknown. (Leverian Frog). * Rana leueriana— Merrem, 1820, Tent. Syst. Amph.: 174. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
Rana sanguineo-maculata Lesson, 1834, in Bélanger (ed.), Voy. Indes-Orientales N. Eur. Caucase Georgie Perse, Zool.: pl. 5, fig. 2. Alternate spelling.
Rana sanguine-maculata Lesson, 1834, in Bélanger (ed.), Voy. Indes-Orientales N. Eur. Caucase Georgie Perse, Zool.: 328. Types: Not stated, presumably originally MNHNP; clearly including animal figure on pl. 5, fig. 2 of the original. Type locality: "Bengale". Perhaps and older name for Rana lateralis according to Boulenger, 1920, Rec. Indian Mus., 20: 98.
Rana newera-ellia Kelaart, 1853, Prodr. Faunae Zeylan., 1, 1: 192. Types: Not stated or known to exist; possibly in BMNH. Type locality: "Newera-Ellia", Sri Lanka. Considered a nomen dubium by Boulenger, 1890, Fauna Brit. India, Rept. Batr.: 438.
Rana kandiana Kelaart, 1854, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 2, 13: 30. Syntype(s): 2 specimens not known to be extant, although possibly in BMNH. Type locality: "Kaduganava, Kandyan Province", Sri Lanka.
Limnodytes maculata Kelaart, 1854, Prodr. Faunae Zeylan., 1, 2: 19. Types: Not stated or known to exist. Type locality: "Galle, Southern Province", Sri Lanka. Considred a nomen dubium, likely associated with Rana (sensu lato) by Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 7.
Limnodytes mutabilis Kelaart, 1854, Prodr. Faunae Zeylan., 1, 2: 19. Types: Not stated or known to exist, although possibly in BMNH. Type locality: "Cinnamon gardens; Cotta near Colombo", Sri Lanka. Considred a nomen dubium by Boulenger, 1890, Fauna Brit. India, Rept. Batr.: 438.
Lymnodytes lividus Blyth, 1855 "1854", J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 23: 299. Types: Not stated, although presumably ZSIC, by not mentioned in subsequent type lists. Type locality: " Colombo", Sri Lanka. Considered a nomen dubium, likely associated with Rana, by Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 7.
Rana muta var. nigro-maculata Camerano, 1884 "1883", Mem. Accad. Sci. Torino, Ser. 2, 35: 263 (p. 79 in reprint). Type(s): MZUT. Type locality: "Piemonte". Junior homonym of Rana nigromaculata Hallowell, 1861 (see discussion by Dubois and Ohler, 1996 "1994", Zool. Polon., 39: 163).
Rana leybarensis Lataste, 1886, Le Naturaliste, 3: 230. Types: Not stated, although presumably MNHNP or BMNH. Type locality: "Leybar", Senegal. Stated to be very similar to Rana delalandei in the original publication.
Rana temporaria var. nigromaculata Werner, 1897, Rept. Amph. Österr.: 92. Types: not stated, although presumably in NHMW. Type locality: "Wienerwald", Austria. Junior homonym of Rana nigromaculata Hallowell, 1861 (see discussion by Dubois and Ohler, 1996 "1994", Zool. Polon., 39: 163).
Rana fusca var. reichenbachensis Klunzinger, 1903, Jahresheft. Ver. Vaterland. Naturkd. Württemberg, 59: 279. Types: Not stated. Type locality: "Kloster-Reichenbach", Württemberg region, Germany. A member of the Rana temporaria complex based on discussion in text, like either Rana agilis or Rana temporaria. Source is Boulenger, 1904, Zool. Rec., 40: 34.
Rana arvalis var. nigromaculata Wolterstorff, 1904, Schr. Naturforsch. Ges. Danzig, 11: 149. Types: Not stated, although presumably originally in MTD. Type locality: "Tucheler Heide . . . Der Glebozeksee", Germany. Junior primary homonym of Rana nigromaculata Hallowell, 1861 (see discussion by Dubois and Ohler, 1996 "1994", Zool. Polon., 39: 163).
Rhacophorus depressus Ahl, 1927, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1927: 115. Syntypes: ZMB (2 specimens), by original designation. Type locality: "Java", Indonesia. * Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) depressus— Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 108. * Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) buergeri depressus— Wolf, 1936, Bull. Raffles Mus., 12: 171. * Rhacophorus depressus— Inger, 1954, Fieldiana, Zool., 33: 385. By implication of doubting synonym conspecificity of Rhacophorus everetti with a number of Rhacophorus buergeri subspecies of Wolf, 1936, Bull. Raffles Mus., 12: 137-217. (Ahl's Flying Frog ( Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 113). DISTRIBUTION: Java (problematical; see comment). COMMENT: Not assigned to subgenus by Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 77, and Iskandar, 1998, Amph. Java Bali: 92, noted that the taxon rightly belonged in Ranidae and likely did not occur in Java. See identification table by Manthey and Grossmann, 1997, Amph. Rept. Südostasiens: 122-123, to compare this species to rhacophorids of the Sunda Shelf region.
Rana halmaherica Deckert, 1938, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1938: 134. Type(s): Not designated, although likely ZMB. Type locality: "Oho, Halmaheira", Indonesia. Nomen nudum. Original author cited as Boettger. * Hylorana halmaherica Deckert, 1938, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1938: 144.
English Names
True Frogs (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 97).
Cascade Frogs (Amolopsinae [no longer recognized]: Li, Zhao, and Dong, 2010, Amph. Rept. Tibet: 53).
Distribution
Cosmopolitan except for southern South America and most of Australia.
Comment
Contained taxa
- Amolops Cope, 1865 (47 sp.)
- Babina Thompson, 1912 (10 sp.)
- Clinotarsus Mivart, 1869 (2 sp.)
- Glandirana Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 (5 sp.)
- Huia Yang, 1991 (5 sp.)
- Humerana Dubois, 1992 (3 sp.)
- Hylarana Tschudi, 1838 (84 sp.)
- Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843 (49 sp.)
- Meristogenys Yang, 1991 (12 sp.)
- Odorrana Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 (53 sp.)
- Pelophylax Fitzinger, 1843 (22 sp.)
- Pseudorana Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 (2 sp.)
- Pterorana Kiyasetuo and Khare, 1986 (1 sp.)
- Rana Linnaeus, 1758 (48 sp.)
- Sanguirana Dubois, 1992 (6 sp.)
- Staurois Cope, 1865 (6 sp.)
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