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ranid

DEFINITIONS OF: ranid

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n insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs

Synonyms:
true frog
Types:
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Rana sylvatica, wood frog, wood-frog
wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce
Rana pipiens, leopard frog, spring frog
common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots
Rana catesbeiana, bullfrog
largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice
Rana clamitans, green frog, spring frog
similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada
Rana cascadae, cascades frog
mountain frog found near water; of United States Northwest to California
Rana goliath, goliath frog
largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa
Rana palustris, pickerel frog
a meadow frog of eastern North America
Rana tarahumarae, tarahumara frog
Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water
Rana temporaria, grass frog
a common semiterrestrial European frog
Type of:
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
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