Editing True frog (section)

==Systematics==
The subdivisions of the Ranidae are still a matter of dispute, although most are coming to an agreement. Several former [[subfamily|subfamilies]] are now recognised as separate families ([[Petropedetidae]], [[Cacosterninae]], [[Mantellidae]], and [[Dicroglossidae]]). The genus ''[[Rana (genus)|Rana]]'' has now been split up and is much reduced in size.

While too little of the vast diversity of true frogs has been subject to recent studies to say something definite, as of mid-2008, studies are going on, and several lineages are recognizable.<ref name=cai2007/><ref name=kotaki2008/><ref name=stuart2008/>
* The genus ''[[Staurois]]'' is probably a very ancient offshoot of the main [[Raninae]] lineage.
* ''[[Amolops]]'' has been generally delimited as a [[monophyletic]] group.
* ''[[Odorrana]]'' and ''Rana'' plus some proposed minor genera (which probably ought to be included in the latter) form another group.
* A group including ''[[Clinotarsus]]'', ''[[Huia (frog)|Huia]]'' in the strict sense and ''[[Meristogenys]]''
* An ill-defined assemblage of ''[[Babina (frog)|Babina]]'', ''[[Glandirana]]'', ''[[Hylarana]]'', ''[[Pulchrana]]'', ''[[Sanguirana]]'', and ''[[Sylvirana]]'', as well as ''[[Hydrophylax (frog)|Hydrophylax]]'' and ''[[Pelophylax]]'', which are probably not [[monophyletic]]. Some authorities have treated them as [[junior synonym]]s of the genus ''[[Hylarana]]''.<ref name="amnh">{{cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=references&id=21440|title=''Hylarana'' Tschudi, 1838|author=Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference|publisher=American Museum of Natural History}}</ref>
The following phylogeny of some genera was recovered by Che ''et al''., 2007 using [[Mitochondrial DNA|mitochondrial genes]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2007-04-01|title=Phylogeny of Raninae (Anura: Ranidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear sequences|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790306004891|journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|language=en|volume=43|issue=1|pages=1–13|doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.032|issn=1055-7903|last1=Che |first1=Jing |last2=Pang |first2=Junfeng |last3=Zhao |first3=Hui |last4=Wu |first4=Guan-fu |last5=Zhao |first5=Er-mi |last6=Zhang |first6=Ya-Ping |pmid=17300963 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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|2=''[[Meristogenys]]''
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|1=''[[Pulchrana]]''
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|2=''[[Sylvirana]]'' (1)
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|1=''[[Papurana]]''
|2=''[[Sylvirana]]'' (2)
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|1=''[[Hydrophylax (frog)|Hydrophylax]]''
|2=''[[Indosylvirana]]''
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|1=''[[Sylvirana]]'' (3)
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|1=''[[Sylvirana]]'' (4)
|2=''[[Chalcorana]]''
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|1=''[[Glandirana]]''
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|1=''[[Pseudorana]]''
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|1=''[[Odorrana]]''
|2=''[[Nidirana]]''
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|1=''[[Rana (genus)|Rana]]''
|2=''[[Lithobates]]''
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===Genera===
[[File:Rana ishikawae.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ishikawa's frog]] (''Odorrana ishikawae'')]]
[[File:Rana curtipes.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bicolored frog]] (''Clinotarsus curtipes''), related to ''[[Meristogenys]]'' and ''[[Huia (frog)|Huia]]'']]
Most of the subfamilies formerly included under Ranidae are now treated as separate families, leaving only Raninae remaining. The following genera are recognised in the family Ranidae:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-28 |title=Ranidae Batsch, 1796 {{!}} Amphibian Species of the World |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae |access-date=2023-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528115202/https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae |archive-date=2023-05-28 }}</ref>

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* ''[[Abavorana]]'' <small>Oliver, Prendini, Kraus, and Raxworthy, 2015</small> (three species)
* ''[[Amnirana]]'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> (11 species)
* ''[[Amolops]]'' <small>Cope, 1865</small> (80 species)
* ''[[Babina (frog)|Babina]]'' <small>Thompson, 1912</small> (two species)
* ''[[Chalcorana]]'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> (nine species)
* ''[[Clinotarsus]]'' <small>Mivart 1869</small> (three species)
* ''[[Glandirana]]'' <small>Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990</small> (six species)
* ''[[Huia (frog)|Huia]]'' <small>Yang, 1991</small> (monotypic)
* ''[[Humerana]]'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> (four species)
* ''[[Hydrophylax (frog)|Hydrophylax]]'' <small>Fitzinger, 1843</small> (four species)
* ''[[Hylarana]]'' <small>Tschudi 1838</small> (four species)
* ''[[Indosylvirana]]'' <small>Oliver, Prendini, Kraus, and Raxworthy, 2015</small> (13 species)
* ''[[Lithobates]]'' <small>Fitzinger, 1843</small> (55 species)
* ''[[Meristogenys]]'' <small>Yang, 1991</small> (13 species)
* ''[[Nidirana]]'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> (19 species)
* ''[[Odorrana]]'' <small>Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990</small> (64 species)
* ''[[Papurana]]'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> (19 species)
* ''[[Pelophylax]]'' <small>Fitzinger 1843</small> (19 species)
* ''[[Pseudorana]]'' <small>Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990</small> (monotypic)
* ''[[Pterorana]]'' <small>Kiyasetuo and Khare, 1986</small> (monotypic)
* ''[[Pulchrana]]'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> (18 species)
* ''[[Rana (genus)|Rana]]'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (58 species)
* ''[[Sanguirana]]'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> (six species)
* ''[[Staurois]]'' <small>Cope, 1865</small> (six species)
* ''[[Sumaterana]]'' <small>Arifin, Smart, Hertwig, Smith, Iskandar, and Haas, 2018</small> (three species)
* ''[[Sylvirana]]'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> (12 species)
* ''[[Wijayarana]]'' <small>Arifin, Chan, Smart, Hertwig, Smith, Iskandar, and Haas, 2021</small> (five species)
{{div col end}}In 2023, ''[[Amphibian Species of the World]]'' tentatively synonymized ''[[Amnirana]]'', ''[[Chalcorana]]'', ''[[Humerana]]'', ''[[Hydrophylax (frog)|Hydrophylax]]'', ''[[Indosylvirana]]'', ''[[Papurana]]'', ''[[Pulchrana]]'', and ''[[Sylvirana]]'' into ''[[Hylarana]]'' until significant taxonomic confusion surrounding the group could be cleared up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Hylarana'' Tschudi, 1838 |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Hylarana |website=Amphibian Species of the World}}</ref> These changes are not recognized by [[AmphibiaWeb]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AmphibiaWeb - Ranidae |url=https://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Ranidae.shtml |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=amphibiaweb.org}}</ref>

=== ''Incertae sedis'' ===
A number of taxa are placed in Ranidae ''[[incertae sedis]]'', that is, their taxonomic status is too uncertain to allow more specific placement. 
* [["Hylarana" chitwanensis|"''Hylarana''" ''chitwanensis'']] <small>(Das, 1998)</small>
* [["Hylarana" garoensis|"''Hylarana''" ''garoensis'']] <small>(Boulenger, 1920)</small>
* [["Hylarana" latouchii|"''Hylarana''" ''latouchii'']] <small>(Boulenger, 1899)</small>
* [["Hylarana" margariana|"''Hylarana''" ''margariana'']] <small>Anderson, 1879</small>
* [["Hylarana" montivaga|"''Hylarana''" ''montivaga'']] <small>(Smith, 1921)</small>
* [["Hylarana" persimilis|"''Hylarana''" ''persimilis'']] <small>(Van Kampen, 1923)</small>