This article is about the superfamily of frogs. For a genus of frogs, see Ranoidea (genus).
Ranoidea
Temporal range: Cretaceous–recent, 89.3–0 Ma[1]
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Common frog, Rana temporaria
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Anura
Suborder:
Neobatrachia
Clade:
Ranoidea
Families[2]
Arthroleptidae
Ceratobatrachidae
Conrauidae
Dicroglossidae
Hyperoliidae
Microhylidae
Micrixalidae
Nyctibatrachidae
Petropedetidae
Phrynobatrachidae
Ptychadenidae
Pyxicephalidae
Ranidae
Ranixalidae
Rhacophoridae
The Ranoidea are a superfamily of frogs in the order Anura. Members of this superfamily are characterised by having the pectoral girdle fused into a single complex unit, having no ribs, and using an axillary grip during amplexus. The larvae have a single spiracle on the left side and complex mouthparts, or in some species, undergo direct development.[3] The taxonomy of these families has been under heavy debate for many years. In recent[when?] studies, molecular data has been used to better identify the phylogentic relationships of these frogs, rearranging and introducing new subfamilies to better distinguish between large groups of frogs (Glaw, Vences, 2001).[citation needed]
The Rainodea superfamily is a large group of frogs from the anura order, with 17 subfamilies. Some of these subfamilies are made up of over 300+ species. Most of the frogs belonging to this group are listed under the least concern section of the IUCN red list. However, there is a significant percentage of these frogs listed as data deficient, endangered, or critically endangered. Like most other amphibians, the frogs listed in this group can be particularly vulnerable to environmental change. Some of the largest threats to the frogs in this group include housing and urban development, farming, illegal trade, mining, etc.
^Cannatella, David; Ford, Linda; Bockstanz, Lori (1995). "Neobatrachia". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^Duellman, William E.; Zug, George R. "Anura: Critical appraisal". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 9780123869197. OCLC 839312807.
^van der Meijden, Arie (March 2006). Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of ranoid frogs(PDF) (Doctoral dissertation). University of Konstanz.
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