Ranidae

(*Clinotarsus curtipes*), is one of many "true frogs" family.]]
The **Ranidae** or **true frogs** can be found in most countries except Antarctica. The true frogs can be found in North America, northern South America, Europe, Asia, Madagascar, Africa, East Indies, New Guinea, and Australia. The bullfrog is the largest true frog in North America. Usually, true frogs are smooth, moist-skinned frogs, with large, powerful legs and have webbed feet. The smallest true frogs are the Wood frog (*Rana sylvatica*). The largest is the Goliath frog (*Conraua goliath*). True frogs are -aquatic frogs. They live near water.

## Subfamilies
Subfamilies included under Ranidae are the following. Some are sometimes treated as separate families:
* Ceratobatrachinae (Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago)
* Conrauinae (Africa)
* Dicroglossinae
* Micrixalinae (India)
* Nyctibatrachinae (Western Ghats, India; Sri Lanka)
* Petropedetinae (Africa)
* Ptychadeninae (mainly Africa)
* Raninae
* Ranixalinae (India)

### Genera
* *Afrana*
* *Allopaa* Ohler & Dubois, 2006
* *Amietia*
* *Amolops*
* *Anhydrophryne*
* *Arthroleptella*
* *Arthroleptides*
* *Aubria*
* *Babina* (sometimes included in *Rana*)
* *Batrachylodes*
* *Cacosternum*
* *Ceratobatrachus*
* *Chaparana*
* *Chrysopaa* Ohler & Dubois, 2006
* *Clinotarsus* Mivart 1869 (formerly in *Rana*, includes *Nasirana*)
* *Conraua*
* *Dimorphognathus*
* *Discodeles*
* *Ericabatrachus*
* *Euphlyctis*
* *Fejervarya* (formerly in *Rana*, )
* *Fagayman*
* *Glandirana* (formerly in *Rana*)
* *Hildebrandtia*
* *Hoplobatrachus*
* *Huia* ()
* *Humerana* Dubois, 1992 (four species)
* *Hylarana* Tschudi 1838 (formerly in *Rana*)
* *Indirana*
* *Ingerana*
* *Lankanectes*
* *Lanzarana*
* *Limnonectes*
* *Meristogenys* (might belong in *Huia*)
* *Micrixalus*
* *Microbatrachella*
* *Minervarya*
* *Nannophrys*
* *Nanorana*
* *Natalobatrachus*
* *Nothophryne*
* *Nyctibatrachus*
* *Occidozyga*
* *Odorrana* (formerly in *Rana*)
* *Paa*
* *Palmatorappia*
* *Pelophylax* Fitzinger 1843 (formerly in *Rana*, probably )
* *Petropedetes*
* *Phrynobatrachus*
* *Phrynodon*
* *Platymantis*
* *Pseudoamolops*
* *Poyntonia*
* *Pterorana*
* *Ptychadena*
* *Pyxicephalus*
* *Rana*
* *Sanguirana* (formerly in *Rana*)
* *Sphaerotheca*
* *Staurois*
* *Strongylopus*
* *Sylvirana*
* *Tomopterna*

## Books 
*  (2007): Paraphyly of Chinese *Amolops* (Anura, Ranidae) and phylogenetic position of the rare Chinese frog, *Amolops tormotus*. *Zootaxa* **1531**: 49–55. PDF fulltext 
*  (2004): *Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians* (2nd ed.). Fog City Press. 
*  (2006): Amphibian Species of the World Version 3 - Petropedetidae Noble, 1931. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 2006-AUG-05.
*  (2006): The amphibian tree of life. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Number 297. New York.
*  (1961): Osmotic Regulation in the Crab-Eating Frog (*Rana cancrivora*). *J. Exp. Biol.* **38**(3): 659–678. PDF fulltext
*  (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. *Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution* **42**(2): 331–338.  PDF fulltext 
*  (2005): Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (*Rana*). *Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.* **34**(2): 299–314.  PDF fulltext 
*  (2008): Genetic Divergences and Phylogenetic Relationships Among the *Fejervarya limnocharis* Complex in Thailand and Neighboring Countries Revealed by Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genes. *Zoological Science* **25**(4): 381–390.  (HTML abstract)
*  (2009): Taxonomic freedom and the role of official lists of species names. *Herpetologica* **65**: 115-128.  PDF fulltext 
*  (2008): The phylogenetic problem of *Huia* (Amphibia: Ranidae). *Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution* **46**(1): 49-60.  PDF fulltext 

## Other websites 
* [Amphibian and Frogs of Peninsular Malaysia - Family Ranidae](http://www.amphibia.my/page.php?pageid=Browse%20Species%20Guide&family=Ranidae%20(True%20Frogs))