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- adjective of or pertaining to the
true frogs . - noun a
true frog of the orderRanidae
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- noun insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
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Examples
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She digs into their culture — with several sections written from ranid point of view — with anthropological care and gusto.
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Several groups such as the Rhacophorus gliding frogs, the megophryid litter toads, and various ranid groups stand out for their local evolutionary radiations, conservation concern, and eyecatching appearance.
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Endemic ranid (Amphibia: Anura) genera in southern mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent.
Biological diversity in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka 2008
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One ranid frog, six gekkos, three skinks, and one wormsnake are endemic to Palau.
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Of the five endemic amphibians two are tree frogs (Afrixalus clarkei and Afrixalus enseticola), two are ranid frogs (Phrynobatrachus bottegi and Phrynobatrachus sciangallarum), and one is a caecilian (Sylvacaecilia grandisonae).
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Endemic ranid (Amphibia: Anura) genera in southern mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent represent ancient frog lineages: evidence from molecular data, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 31, (2004) p: 734.
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