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The True frogs (of family Ranidae), have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout the world, excluding Australia and Antarctica. (The only ranid species native to Australia, the Australian wood frog (Hylarana daemelii), is restricted to the far north.) The true frogs are present in North America, northern South America, Europe, Asia, Madagascar, Africa and from the East Indies to New Guinea.
The true frogs vary greatly in size, ranging from small, such as the Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica), to the largest frog in the world, the Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath). Many of the true frogs are aquatic or habit close to water. Most species lay their eggs in the water and go through a tadpole stage. However, as with most families of frogs, there's large variation of habitat within the family. Those of the genus Tomopterna are burrowing frogs native to Africa. They exhibit most of the characteristics common to burrowing frogs around the world. There are also arboreal species of true frogs.
Typically, true frogs are smooth, moist-skinned frogs, with large, powerful legs and extensively webbed feet.

Taxonomy

Some authors believe the sub-family Petropedetinae is actually a distinct family called Petropedetidae.
This is a list of genera within the Ranidae family:

Afrana Dubois, 1992
Allopaa Ohler & Dubois, 2006
Amietia Dubois, 1987
Amnirana Dubois, 1992
Amolops Cope, 1865
Anhydrophryne Hewitt, 1919
Arthroleptella Hewitt, 1926
Arthroleptides Nieden, 1911
Aubria Boulenger, 1917
Batrachylodes Boulenger, 1887
Cacosternum Boulenger, 1887
Ceratobatrachus Boulenger, 1884
Chaparana Bourret, 1939
Chrysopaa Ohler & Dubois, 2006
Clinotarsus - recently split from Rana
Conraua Nieden, 1908
Dimorphognathus Boulenger, 1906
Discodeles Boulenger, 1918
Ericabatrachus Largen, 1991
Euphlyctis Fitzinger, 1843
Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915
Glandirana - recently split from Rana
Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907
Hoplobatrachus Peters, 1863
Huia Yang, 1991
Hydrophylax - recently split from Rana
Indirana Laurent, 1986
Ingerana Dubois, 1987
Lankanectes Dubois & Ohler, 2001
Lanzarana Clarke, 1982
Limnonectes Fitzinger, 1843
Meristogenys Yang, 1991
Micrixalus Boulenger, 1888
Microbatrachella Hewitt, 1926
Minervarya Dubois, Ohler & Biju, 2001
Nannophrys Günther, 1869
Nanorana Günther, 1896
Natalobatrachus Hewitt and Methuen, 1912
Nothophryne Poynton, 1963
Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882
Occidozyga Kuhl & Hasselt, 1822
Paa Dubois, 1975
Palmatorappia Ahl, 1927
Pelophylax - recently split from Rana
Petropedetes Reichenow, 1874
Phrynobatrachus Günther, 1862
Phrynodon Parker, 1935
Platymantis Günther, 1858
Pseudoamolops Jiang, Fei, Ye, Zeng, Zhen, Xie & Chen, 1997
Poyntonia Channing and Boycott, 1989
Pterorana Kiyasetuo & Khare, 1986
Ptychadena Boulenger, 1917
Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838
Rana Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859
Staurois Cope, 1865
Strongylopus Tschudi, 1838
Sylvirana - recently split from Rana
Tomopterna Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Wurana Li, Lu & Lu 2006

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