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