Glandirana is a genus of true frogs (family Ranidae) found in the East Asia (eastern China, Korea, Japan, and possibly Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East).[2] The name means ‘glandular frog’.[3]

Glandirana
Glandirana rugosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Glandirana
Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990[1][2]
Type species
Rana minima
Synonyms
  • Rugosa Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990

Taxonomy and systematics

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The genus Glandirana was split off from Rana. All species, except the more recently described Glandirana susurra and Glandirana reliquia, were originally included in Rana; some of them were placed in genus Rugosa, which is now synonymized with Glandirana. Although the monophyly of the genus has been questioned, it is supported by recent molecular work. Glandirana is considered likely to be a sister taxon of the genus Hylarana.[2]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Glandirana:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Glandirana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Glandirana Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990". Amphibian Species of the World 6.2, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ Dodd, C. Kenneth (2013). Frogs of the United States and Canada. Vol. 1. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4214-0633-6.