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The Greek stream frog, or simply Greek frog (Rana graeca), is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and pastureland.
Rana (derived from Latin rana, meaning 'frog') is a genus of frogs commonly known as the Holarctic true frogs, pond frogs or brown frogs.Members of this genus are found through much of Eurasia and western North America.
Hylarana latouchii, also known as Kuatun frog, La Touche's frog, or broad-folded frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It was formerly placed in genus Rana . [ 2 ] The specific name honours the collector of the type series: " Hylarana " latouchii was described by George Albert Boulenger based on three specimens collected by Irish ...
The average SVL in females is 6.2 cm (2.4 in) and 5.36 cm (2.11 in) in males. It looks different than most other taxa in the genus Rana found in China.The frog is reddish brown with inconspicuous bands on the hind legs.
The smallest mature male measured 33 mm (1.3 in) SVL and smallest gravid female 32 mm (1.3 in) SVL. Both sexes appear to reach this size by the end of their first year. Peak breeding occurred in December but is probably influenced by rain. Egg clutches of 600-2,000 eggs are laid in water. Metamorphosis occurs after about two months.
It shares some characteristics with its sister taxon, the Chaochiao frog (Rana chaochiaoensis). The SVL ranges from around 46–54 mm (1.8–2.1 in) in males and 55–59 mm (2.2–2.3 in) in females. It has a round, visible tympanum that is similar in color to the rest of the dorsal side of the frog. The dorsal side of the legs is striped, with ...
The moor frog belongs to genus Rana, which includes species found in Europe and Asia. The moor frog is not found in the Americas. The moor frog's scientific name, Rana arvalis, means "frog of the fields". [5] It is also called the Altai brown frog because frogs from the Altai Mountains in Asia have been included in the R. arvalis species.
Rana macrocnemis ssp. camerani (Boulenger, 1886) The long-legged wood frog ( Rana macrocnemis ), also known as Caucasus frog , Brusa frog , [ 1 ] or Uludağ frog , is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Armenia , Azerbaijan , Georgia , Iran, Russia, Turkey, and Turkmenistan .