Rana (género)

Rana
	; Rana cretensis
Taxonomía
Reino:	Animalia
Filo:	Chordata
Subfilo:	Vertebrata
Clase:	Amphibia
Orden:	Anura
Familia:	Ranidae
Género:	Rana; Linnaeus, 1758
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Rana es un género de la familia Ranidae. Estas especies incluyen las ranas toro. Miembros del género son hallados en todos los contienentes, sxepto en la Antártida.

Estas verdaderas ranas se caracterizan por sus cinturas delgadas y la piel lisa. Son saltadores excelentes debido a sus patas delgadas largas. La membrana interdigital típico de sus patas posteriores permite el movimiento fácil en el agua.

La mayoría de las ranas en este género cría a principio de la primavera, comenzando con la llamada (canto) de los machos. Las hembras ponen huevos en las balsas y alcanzando posturas de 20.000 huevos.

Calsificación de las Especies

Rana adenopleura Boulenger, 1909. Olive Frog,
Rana albotuberculata Inger, 1954. Cabilian Frog,
Rana alticola Boulenger, 1882. Assam Hills Frog,
Rana amamiensis Matsui, 1994.
Rana amurensis Boulenger, 1886. Amur Brown Frog,
Rana andersonii Boulenger, 1882. Anderson's Frog,
Rana anlungensis Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao et Liu, 1973. Lungtou Frog,
Rana archotaphus Inger et Chan-ard, 1997.
Rana areolata Baird & Girard, 1852. Crawfish Frog,
Rana arfaki Meyer, 1875. Arfak Mountains Frog,
Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842. Moor Frog,
Rana asiatica Bedriaga, 1898. Asian Frog,
Rana attigua Inger, Orlov & Darevsky, 1999.
Rana aurantiaca Boulenger, 1904. Golden Frog,
Rana aurata Günther, 2003.
Rana aurora Baird & Girard, 1852. California Red-legged Frog,
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.
Rana baramica Boettger, 1900. Baram River Frog,
Rana bedriagae Camerano, 1882. Levant Water Frog,
Rana bergeri Günther in Engelmann, Fritzsche, Günther & Obst, 1986. Italian Pool Frog,
Rana berlandieri Baird, 1859. Rio Grande Leopard Frog,
Rana blairi Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown & Brown, 1973. Plains Leopard Frog,
Rana boylii Baird, 1854. Foothill Yellow-legged Frog,
Rana brownorum Sanders, 1973. Browns' Frog,
Rana bwana Hillis & de Sá, 1988. Rio Chipillico Frog,
Rana caldwelli Schmidt, 1925. Caldwell's Frog,
Rana camerani Boulenger, 1886. Caucasus Frog,
Rana capito LeConte, 1855. Florida Gopher Frog,
Rana cascadae Slater, 1939. Cascade Frog,
Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802. Rana toro americana,
Rana celebensis (Peters, 1872). Celebes Frog,
Rana cerigensis Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994. Karpathos Water Frog,
Rana chalconota (Schlegel, 1837). Schlegel's Frog,
Rana chaochiaoensis Liu, 1946. Chaochiao Frog,
Rana chapaensis (Bourret, 1937). Chapa Frog,
Rana charlesdarwini Das, 1998. Charles Darwin’s Frog,
Rana chensinensis David, 1875. Chinese Brown Frog,
Rana chevronta Hu & Ye in Hu, Fei & Ye, 1978. Chevron-spotted Brown Frog,
Rana chichicuahutla Cuellar, Méndez-De La Cruz & Villagrán-Santa Cruz, 1996.
Rana chiricahuensis Platz & Mecham, 1979. Chiricahua Leopard Frog,
Rana chitwanensis Das, 1998. Chitwan Frog,
Rana chloronota (Günther, 1876).
Rana chosenica Okada, 1931. Seoul Frog,
Rana clamitans Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801. Green Frog,
Rana compotrix, 2006.
Rana cordofana (Steindachner, 1867). Cordofan Frog,
Rana crassiovis Boulenger, 1920. Korinchi Frog,
Rana cretensis Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994. Greek Marsh Frog,
Rana cubitalis Smith, 1917. Siam Frog,
Rana curtipes Jerdon, 1854. Bicolored Frog,
Rana daemeli (Steindachner, 1868). Australian Wood Frog,
Rana dalmatina Fitzinger in Bonaparte, 1839. Agile Frog,
Rana danieli Pillai & Chanda, 1977. Daniel's Frog,
Rana daorum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
Rana daunchina Chang, 1933. Hungchun-ping Frog,
Rana debussyi Kampen, 1910. Battak Frog,
Rana demarchii Scortecci, 1929.
Rana dunni Zweifel, 1957. Patzcuaro Frog,
Rana dybowskii Günther, 1876. Dybowski’s Frog,
Rana elberti Roux, 1911. Lesser Sundas Frog,
Rana emeljanov] Nikolskii, 1913. Imienpo Station Frog,
Rana epeirotica Schneider, Sofianidou & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, 1984. Epirus Pool Frog,
Rana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837). Green Lotus Frog,
Rana esculenta Linnaeus, 1758. Edible Frog,
Rana everetti Boulenger, 1882. Zamboanga Frog,
Rana exiliversabilis Li, Ye & Fei in Fei, Ye & Li, 2001.
Rana faber Ohler, Swan & Daltry, 2002.
Rana fisheri Stejneger, 1893. (extinct) Vegas Valley Leopard Frog,
Rana florensis Boulenger, 1897. Flores Frog,
Rana forreri Boulenger, 1883. Forrer’s Grass Frog,
Rana fukienensis Pope, 1929. Fukien Gold-striped Pond Frog,
Rana garoensis Boulenger, 1920. Garo Hills Frog,
Rana garritor Menzies, 1987. Eilogo Estate Frog
Rana glandulosa Boulenger, 1882. Glandular Frog,
Rana gracilis Gravenhorst, 1829. Gravenhorst's Frog,
Rana graeca Boulenger, 1891. Greek Frog,
Rana grafi Crochet, Dubois, Ohler & Tunner, 1995. Graf's Frog,
Rana grahami Boulenger, 1917. Yunnanfu Frog,
Rana graminea Boulenger, 1900.
Rana grandocula Taylor, 1920. Big-eyed Frog,
Rana grisea Kampen, 1913.Went Mountains Frog,
Rana grylio Stejneger, 1901. Pig Frog,
Rana guentheri Boulenger, 1882. Günther’s Frog,
Rana hainanensis (Fei, Ye & Li, 2001).
Rana heckscheri Wright, 1924.
Rana hejiangensis Deng & Yu, 1992.
Rana hispanica Bonaparte, 1839.
Rana hmongorum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
Rana holsti Boulenger, 1892.
Rana holtzi Werner, 1898.
Rana honnorati Héron-Royer, 1881.
Rana hosii Boulenger, 1891.
Rana huanrenensis Fei, Ye & Huang, 1991.
Rana hubeiensis Fei & Ye, 1982.
Rana humeralis Boulenger, 1887.
Rana iberica Boulenger, 1879.
Rana igorota Taylor, 1922.
Rana ishikawae (Stejneger, 1901).
Rana italica Dubois, 1987.
Rana japonica Boulenger, 1879.
Rana jimiensis Tyler, 1963.
Rana jingdongensis (Fei, Ye & Li, 2001).
Rana johni Blair, 1965.
Rana johnsi Smith, 1921.
Rana juliani Hillis & de Sá, 1988.
Rana junlianensis (Huang, Fei & Ye in Fei & Ye, 2001).
Rana kampeni Boulenger, 1920.
Rana khalam Stuart, Orlov & Chan-ard, 2005.
Rana kreffti Boulenger, 1882.
Rana kuangwuensis Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1966.
Rana kukunoris Nikolskii, 1918.
Rana kunyuensis Lu & Li, 2002.
Rana kurtmuelleri Gayda, 1940.
Rana latastei Boulenger, 1879. Italian Agile Frog
Rana lateralis Boulenger, 1887.
Rana laterimaculata Barbour & Noble, 1916.
Rana latouchii Boulenger, 1899.
Rana lemosespinali Smith & Chiszar, 2003.
Rana leporipes Werner, 1930.
Rana leptoglossa (Cope, 1868).
Rana lessonae Camerano, 1882. Pool Frog
Rana lini Chou, 1999.
Rana livida (Blyth, 1856).
Rana longicrus Stejneger, 1898.
Rana luctuosa (Peters, 1871).
Rana lungshengensis Liu & Hu, 1962.
Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913. Columbia Spotted Frog
Rana luzonensis Boulenger, 1896.
Rana macrocnemis Boulenger, 1885.
Rana macrodactyla (Günther, 1858).
Rana macroglossa Brocchi, 1877.
Rana macrops Boulenger, 1897.
Rana maculata Brocchi, 1877.
Rana magnaocularis Frost & Bagnara, 1974.
Rana malabarica Tschudi, 1838. Fungoid Frog
Rana mangyanum Brown & Guttman, 2002.
Rana maosonensis (Bourret, 1937).
Rana margaretae Liu, 1950.
Rana margariana (Anderson, 1879).
Rana megapoda Taylor, 1942.
Rana megatympanum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
Rana melanomenta Taylor, 1920.
Rana miadis Barbour & Loveridge, 1929.
Rana milleti Smith, 1921.
Rana minima Ting & T'sai, 1979.
Rana miopus Boulenger, 1918.
Rana moellendorffi Boettger, 1893.
Rana moluccana Boettger, 1895.
Rana montezumae Baird, 1854.
Rana montivaga Smith, 1921.
Rana morafkai Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003.
Rana muscosa Camp, 1917. Rana de montaña de patas amarilla
Rana narina Stejneger, 1901.
Rana nasuta Li, Ye & Fei in Fei, Ye & Li, 2001.
Rana neovolcanica Hillis & Frost, 1985.
Rana nigrolineata Liu & Hu, 1960.
Rana nigromaculata Hallowell, 1861.
Rana nigrotympanica Dubois, 1992.
Rana nigrovittata (Blyth, 1856).
Rana novaeguineae Kampen, 1909.
Rana oatesii Boulenger, 1892.
Rana okaloosae Moler, 1985. Florida bog frog
Rana okinavana Boettger, 1895.
Rana omeimontis Ye & Fei in Ye, Fei & Hu, 1993.
Rana omiltemana Günther, 1900.
Rana onca Cope in Yarrow, 1875.
Rana ornativentris Werner, 1903.
Rana palmipes Spix, 1824.
Rana palustris LeConte, 1825. Pickerel frog
Rana papua Lesson, 1827.
Rana perezi Seoane, 1885.
Rana persimilis Kampen, 1923.
Rana picturata Boulenger, 1920.
Rana pipiens Schreber, 1782. Northern Leopard Frog
Rana pirica Matsui, 1991.
Rana plancyi Lataste, 1880.
Rana pleuraden Boulenger, 1904.
Rana porosa (Cope, 1868).
Rana pretiosa Baird & Girard, 1853.
Rana psaltes Kuramoto, 1985.
Rana psilonota Webb, 2001.
Rana pueblae Zweifel, 1955.
Rana pustulosa Boulenger, 1883.
Rana pyrenaica Serra-Cobo, 1993.
Rana raniceps (Peters, 1871).
Rana ridibunda Pallas, 1771. Marsh Frog
Rana rugosa Temminck & Schlegel, 1838.
Rana saharica Boulenger in Hartert, 1913.
Rana sakuraii Matsui & Matsui, 1990.
Rana sanguinea Boettger, 1893.
Rana sangzhiensis Shen, 1986.
Rana schmackeri Boettger, 1892.
Rana scutigera Andersson, 1916.
Rana septentrionalis Baird, 1854.
Rana sevosa Goin & Netting, 1940.
Rana shqiperica Hotz, Uzzell, Günther, Tunner & Heppich, 1987.
Rana shuchinae Liu, 1950.
Rana siberu Dring, McCarthy & Whitten, 1990.
Rana sierramadrensis Taylor, 1939.
Rana signata (Günther, 1872).
Rana similis (Günther, 1873).
Rana sinica Ahl, 1927.
Rana spectabilis Hillis & Frost, 1985.
Rana sphenocephala Cope, 1886.
Rana spinulosa Smith, 1923.
Rana subaquavocalis Platz, 1993.
Rana subaspera Barbour, 1908.
Rana supragrisea Menzies, 1987.
Rana supranarina Matsui, 1994.
Rana swinhoana Boulenger, 1903.
Rana sylvatica LeConte, 1825. Wood Frog
Rana tagoi Okada, 1928.
Rana taipehensis Denburgh, 1909.
Rana tarahumarae Boulenger, 1917.
Rana taylori Smith, 1959.
Rana temporalis (Günther, 1864). Bronzed Frog
Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758. Common frog
Rana tenggerensis Zhao, Macey & Papenfuss, 1988.
Rana terentievi Mezhzherin, 1992.
Rana tiannanensis Yang & Li, 1980.
Rana tientaiensis Chang, 1933.
Rana tigerina
Rana tipanan Brown, McGuire & Diesmos, 2000.
Rana tlaloci Hillis & Frost, 1985.
Rana trankieni Orlov, Ngat & Ho, 2003.
Rana tsushimensis Stejneger, 1907.
Rana tytleri (Theobald, 1868).
Rana utsunomiyaorum Matsui, 1994.
Rana vaillanti Brocchi, 1877.
Rana varians Boulenger, 1894.
Rana versabilis Liu & Hu, 1962.
Rana vibicaria (Cope, 1894).
Rana virgatipes Cope, 1891.
Rana vitrea
Rana volkerjane Günther, 2003.
Rana warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857).
Rana weiningensis Liu, Hu & Yang, 1962.
Rana wuchuanensis Xu in Wu, Xu, Dong, Li & Liu, 1983.
Rana yavapaiensis Platz & Frost, 1984.
Rana zhengi Zhao, 1999.
Rana zhenhaiensis Ye, Fei & Matsui, 1995.
Rana zweifeli Hillis, Frost & Webb, 1984.

Referencias

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