Hylarana

Hylarana
Hylarana macrodactyla
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Subfamily: Raninae
Genus: Hylarana
Tschudi, 1838
Type species
Hylarana erythraea
Schlegel, 1837
Diversity
4 species
Synonyms
  • Hylorana Günther, 1864
  • Limnodytes Duméril and Bibron, 1841
  • Tenuirana Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990
  • Zoodioctes Gistel, 1848

Hylarana, commonly known as golden-backed frogs, is a genus of true frogs found in tropical Asia. It was formerly considered highly diverse, containing around 84 to 96 valid species, but taxonomic revision resulted in a major change in the contents of the genus, recognizing just four species.

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