Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Rana

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Rana Linnaeus
1853Rana meriani Meyer
1902Rana Hay p. 425
1922Rana pueyoi Longinos Navás p. 52
1922Rana quellembergi Longinos Navás p. 56
1936Rana basaltica Young pp. 189-193 figs. fig. 1,2, pl. I
1942Anchylorana Taylor p. 207
1942Anchylorana moorei Taylor pp. 208-209 figs. 3a and b
1942Anchylorana dubita Taylor pp. 209-211 figs. 4a and b
1942Anchylorana robustocondyla Taylor pp. 211-212 fig. 1
1942Rana fayeae Taylor pp. 212-213 figs. 4a and b
1942Rana ephippium Taylor pp. 213-214 figs. 1a and b
1942Rana meadensis Taylor pp. 213-214 figs. 5a and b
1942Rana rexroadensis Taylor pp. 215-216 figs. 3a and b
1942Rana valida Taylor pp. 216-217 figs. 2a and b
1942Rana parvissima Taylor p. 217 fig. 2
1952Rana noeggerathi Meyer pp. 1-73
1953Rana johnsoni La Rivers p. 77
1964Rana Estes and Tihen p. 464
1965Leptodactylus abavus Holman p. 70 fig. 1
1965Rana miocenica Holman p. 74 fig. 2
1965Rana bucella Holman p. 76 fig. 2
1965Rana Lynch p. 73
1985Rana Holman
1988Rana Carroll
1989Rana Shoshani et al. p. 436
1998Rana Sanchiz
2008Rana Böhme p. 167

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyRanoideaRafinesque 1814
familyRanidaeRafinesque 1814
genusRanaLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Rana Linnaeus 1758
show all | hide all
Rana arborea Linnaeus 1758
Rana bufo Linnaeus 1758
Rana catesbeiana Shaw 1802 [American bullfrog]
Rana cultripes Tschudi 1838
Rana dalmatina Bonaparte 1839
hide
Invalid names: Rana agiloides Brunner 1951 [synonym], Rana muelleri Brunner 1959 [synonym]
Rana macrocnemis Boulenger 1885
hide
Rana macrocnemis angeloi Bogachev 1927
+
Invalid names: Rana kisatibensis Riabinin 1927 [objective synonym]
Rana pipiens Schreber 1782 [Northern leopard frog]
Rana pliocenica Zweifel 1954
Rana punctata Daudin 1802
Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758 [common frog]
hide
Invalid names: Rana mehelyi Bolkay 1911 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anchylorana Taylor 1942 [synonym], Anchylorana dubita Taylor 1942 [nomen vanum], Anchylorana moorei Taylor 1942 [nomen vanum], Anchylorana robustocondyla Taylor 1942 [nomen vanum], Rana basaltica Young 1936 [nomen dubium], Rana bucella Holman 1965 [nomen dubium], Rana fayeae Taylor 1942 [nomen dubium], Rana johnsoni La Rivers 1953 [nomen dubium], Rana meriani Meyer 1853 [nomen dubium], Rana miocenica Holman 1965 [nomen dubium], Rana parvissima Taylor 1942 [nomen vanum], Rana pueyoi Longinos Navás 1922 [nomen dubium], Rana quellembergi Longinos Navás 1922 [nomen dubium], Rana rexroadensis Taylor 1942 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available