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Ranidae “True Frogs”

Ranidae “True Frogs”. Key Characteristics. Slim waist Long legs Pointed toes Extensive webbing on the hind feet Horizontal pupils Dorsolateral folds Smooth skin Most lack ribs Eight vertebrae Teeth on upper jaw. Plateau Frog Nanorana pleskei. African Bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus.

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Ranidae “True Frogs”

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  1. Ranidae“True Frogs”

  2. Key Characteristics • Slim waist • Long legs • Pointed toes • Extensive webbing on the hind feet • Horizontal pupils • Dorsolateral folds • Smooth skin • Most lack ribs • Eight vertebrae • Teeth on upper jaw

  3. Plateau FrogNanoranapleskei

  4. African BullfrogPyxicephalusadspersus

  5. Red-Legged FrogRana aurora

  6. Crawfish FrogRanaareolata

  7. Rio Grande Leopard FrogRanaberlandieri

  8. Plains Leopard FrogRanablairi

  9. Cascades FrogRanacascadae

  10. North American BullfrogRanacatesbeiana

  11. Green FrogRanaclamitans

  12. River FrogRanahecksheri

  13. Columbia Spotted FrogRanaluteiventris

  14. Florida Bog FrogRanaokaloosae

  15. Pickerel FrogRanapalustris

  16. Distribution

  17. References • Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 17, 2011 at http://data.gbif.org/species/13148916 • Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed January 17, 2011 at http://animaldiversity.org • Ranidae (True Frogs). Accessed January 17, 2011 at http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/amphibians/family_ranidae.htm

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