page_title: List of amphibians of Guatemala
section_title: Ranidae
hierarchical_section_title: List of amphibians of Guatemala / Frogs and toads (Anura) / Ranidae
caption_attribution_description: Rana forreri
context_page_description: This is a list of amphibians found in Guatemala. There are 158 amphibian species recorded in Guatemala, which are grouped in three orders: caecilians, salamanders and frogs and toads. The IUCN considers that 33 of these species are critically endangered, 27 endangered, 11 near threatened and 21 vulnerable.
  This list is largely derived from the database listing of AmphibiaWeb and Campbell's checklist.
context_section_description: Order: Anura.
  Family: Ranidae
  The true frogs, family Ranidae, have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. Typically, true frogs are smooth, moist-skinned frogs, with large, powerful legs and extensively webbed feet. True frogs vary greatly in size, ranging from small—such as the wood frog (Rana sylvatica)—to the largest frog in the world, the Goliath frog (Conraua goliath).
  Many of the true frogs are aquatic or live close to water. Most species lay their eggs in the water and go through a tadpole stage. However, as with most families of frogs, there is large variation of habitat within the family. Those of the genus Tomopterna are burrowing frogs native to Africa and exhibit most of the characteristics common to burrowing frogs around the world. There are also arboreal species of true frogs, and the family includes some of the very few amphibians that can live in brackish water. There are 6 species in Guatemala.
  Rana berlandieri Baird, 1854
  Rana forreri Boulenger, 1883
  Rana juliani Hillis & de Sá, 1988
  Rana macroglossa Brocchi, 1877 [VU]
  Rana maculata Brocchi, 1877
  Rana vaillanti Brocchi, 1877
caption: Rana forreri
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