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Most of the frogs belonging to this group are listed under the least concern section of the IUCN red list. However, there is a significant percentage of these frogs listed as data deficient, endangered, or critically endangered. Like most other amphibians, the frogs listed in this group can be particularly vulnerable to environmental change.
True frogs is the common name for the frog family Ranidae. They have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. The true frogs are present in North America, northern South America, Europe, Africa (including Madagascar), and Asia.
Odorrana livida, also known as the green mountain frog, green cascade frog, Tenasserim frog, bright frog, large odorous frog, or large-eared rock frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. [2]
Odorrana, commonly known as odorous frogs, is a genus of true frogs (Ranidae) from East Asia and surrounding regions. Many of these frogs inhabit fast-flowing mountain streams, and they typically have a remarkably pointed snout, as evidenced by common names like tip-nosed frog and scientific names like nasica or nasutus ("with a nose").
Chalcorana raniceps, also known as the copper-cheeked frog, white-lipped frog, or Peters' Malaysian frog, is a species of "true frog" in the family Ranidae. [2] It is endemic to Borneo , including Brunei Darussalam , Kalimantan ( Indonesia ), Sabah and Sarawak ( Malaysia ), although it is likely to occur more widely. [ 2 ]
There are 311 named species of frogs on Madagascar, [1] but several hundred have been identified using DNA barcoding and remain to be formally described. [2] [3] Native described species belong to four different families: Hyperoliidae (11 species), Mantellidae (212 species), Microhylidae (86 species) and Ranidae (1 species).
Ceratobatrachidae was formerly treated as a subfamily (i.e., Ceratobatrachinae) in the family Ranidae (true frogs), but have now been re-classified as a separate family. The following genera are recognised: [1] Subfamily Alcalinae Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015
Lithobates vibicarius, commonly known as either green-eyed frog (after its green eyes) [2] or Rancho Redondo frog (after its type locality in Costa Rica), [2] [3] is a species of frog in the family Ranidae from highland rainforests in Costa Rica and western Panama.