Ranoidea (genus)

This article is about a genus of frogs. For the superfamily of frogs, see Ranoidea.

Ranoidea
Ranoidea aurea, the type species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
Genus: Ranoidea
(Tschudi, 1838)
Type species
Ranoidea jacksoniensis
(Tschudi, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Dryopsophus (Fitzinger, 1843)
  • Euscelis (Fitzinger, 1843)
  • Pelodryas (Günther, 1859 "1858")
  • Cyclorana (Steindachner, 1867)
  • Phractops (Peters, 1867)
  • Chirodryas (Keferstein, 1867)
  • Mitrolysis (Cope, 1889)
  • Fanchonia (Werner, 1893)
  • Brendanura (Wells and Wellington, 1985)
  • Neophractops (Wells and Wellington, 1985)
  • Mosleyia (Wells and Wellington, 1985)

Ranoidea is a genus of frogs in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. They are found in Australia, New Guinea, and two nearby groups of islands: the Maluku Islands, and the Louisiade Archipelago.[1] The circumscription of this taxon is still controversial.

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