ranidae “true frogs”
DESCRIPTION
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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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 FrogNanorana pleskei
African BullfrogPyxicephalus adspersus
Red-Legged FrogRana aurora
Crawfish FrogRana areolata
Rio Grande Leopard FrogRana berlandieri
Plains Leopard FrogRana blairi
Cascades FrogRana cascadae
North American BullfrogRana catesbeiana
Green FrogRana clamitans
River FrogRana hecksheri
Columbia Spotted FrogRana luteiventris
Florida Bog FrogRana okaloosae
Pickerel FrogRana palustris
Distribution
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