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Pulchrana grandocula, also known as the big-eyed frog, is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is endemic to the southern Philippines and occurs on the islands of Basilan , Bohol , Camiguin Sur , Dinagat , Samar , Siargao , Bucas Grande , and Mindanao .
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.
The family of Ranixalidae (leaping frogs) has one genus containing 10 different species. They can be found in central and southern India. They typically reside in leaf litter and in tropical deciduous forests, near streams and can be found between 200 m and 1100 m in altitude.
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
The foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii) is a small-sized (3.72–8.2 cm or 1.46–3.23 in) frog [2] from the genus Rana in the family Ranidae.This species was historically found in the Coast Ranges from northern Oregon, through California, and into Baja California, Mexico as well as in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range in California.
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").
Most species in the genus are restricted to Borneo, but two species are from the Philippines. [1] [2] This genus is a quite ancient member of the true frog family, Ranidae. [3] They are typically found in or near rapidly flowing, small rocky streams, and are sometimes known as splash frogs or foot-flagging frogs.
Ranidae: Genus: Pulchrana Dubois, 1992: Pulchrana is a genus of ranid frogs found in south-eastern Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines. [1] Species