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Raninidae is a family of unusual crabs, sometimes known as "frog crabs", on account of their frog-like appearance. They are taken by most scientists to be quite primitive among the true crabs. They closely resemble the (unrelated) mole crabs , due to parallel evolution or convergent evolution .
Ranina is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Raninidae. It has two extant species. Fossils of these crabs have been found in the sediments of United States, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Australia from the Paleogene period to Recent (age range: 48.6 to 0.0 Ma). [1]
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.
It may grow up to 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) long, and may weigh up to 900 grams (2.0 lb). [7] The carapace is wider at the front, reddish brown in color, with ten white spots. [5]
Lyreidus tridentatus is a species of crab in the family Raninidae. [1] Description. This section does not cite any sources.
Family: Raninidae: Genus: Lyreidus De Haan, 1841: Lyreidus is a genus of crabs in the family Raninidae, containing the following species: [1] Lyreidus brevifrons ...
Male Rana temporaria calling in a garden pond in Jambes, Belgium. 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 ...
Hylarana belongs to the subfamily Raninae of the true frog family Ranidae. [1] The generic name Hylarana derives from Neo-Latin hyle ('wood' or 'forest') and rana ('frog'). [2] Hylarana was previously considered to be a subgenus of the genus Rana. It was recognized as a distinct genus in 2005.