Rana ridibunda

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 721 meters (2,365 feet).[1]

Biome: Coastal.

Ecology: It is a highly opportunistic amphibian, living in mixed and deciduous forests , forest steppe, and steppe and other grasslands, semi-desert and desert zones. Arid areas are largely colonised through river valleys and channels . The frog prefers open, well-warmed areas with abundant herbaceous vegetation. It is a semi-aquatic species, inhabiting (and breeding in) a wide variety of flowing and stagnant water habitats , from shallow puddles and ponds to large lakes , reservoirs , rivers and brooks . It may also be found in slightly saline water; on the northern shore of the Apsheron Peninsula (Caspian Sea ), reproduction has been observed in marine water at a distance of 0.5-1 m from the shore. It is present in many modified habitats.


List of Habitats: 1.1 Forest - Boreal 1.4 Forest - Temperate 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.4 Shrubland - Temperate 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 4.4 Grassland - Temperate 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.6 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.9 Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Oases 5.12 Wetlands (inland) - Geothermal Wetlands 5.13 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Inland Deltas 7.2 Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Other Subterranean Habitats 8.1 Desert - Hot 8.2 Desert - Temperate 9.10 Marine Neritic - Estuaries 13.5 Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Freshwater Lakes 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland 14.3 Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens 14.5 Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas 15.1 Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) 15.2 Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha) 15.3 Artificial/Aquatic - Aquaculture Ponds 15.5 Artificial/Aquatic - Excavations (open) 15.6 Artificial/Aquatic - Wastewater Treatment Areas 15.7 Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels) 15.8 Artificial/Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land 15.9 Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches 16 Introduced vegetation

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rana

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 132 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

R. adenopleura (Olive Frog) · R. amurensis (Siberian Wood Frog) · R. andersonii (Yunnan Odorous Frog) · R. areolata (Northern Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata aesopus (Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata areolata (Southern Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata circulosa (Northern Crawfish Frog) · R. arfaki (Arfak Mountains Frog) · R. arvalis (Altai Brown Frog (Altai Mountains Populations)) · R. asiatica (Central Asiatic Frog) · R. asperata (Yangambi Butterbarbel) · R. aurantiaca (Golden Frog) · R. aurora (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. aurora aurora (Northern Red-Legged Frog) · R. aurora draytonii (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. baramica (Baram River Frog) · R. bergeri (Italian Poolfrog) · R. berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog) · R. blairi (Plains Leopard Frog) · R. boylii (Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog) · R. boylii boylii (Foothill Yellow Legged Frog) · R. brownorum (Brown's Leopard Frog) · R. bwana (Rio Chipillico Frog) · R. camerani (Iranian Long-Legged Frog) · R. capito (Carolina Gopher Frog) · R. capito aesopus (Florida Gopher Frog) · R. capito capito (Carolina Gopher Frog) · R. capito sevosa (Dusky Gopher Frog) · R. cascadae (Cascades Frog) · R. catesbeiana (North American Bullfrog) · R. chalconota (Schlegel's Java Frog) · R. chapaensis (Chapa Frog) · R. chensinensis (Asiatic Grass Frog) · R. chiricahuensis (Chiricahua Leopard Frog) · R. clamitans (Bronze Frog) · R. clamitans clamitans (Bronze Frog) · R. clamitans melanota (Northern Green Frog) · R. cubitalis (Siam Frog) · R. daemeli (Australian Wood Frog) · R. dalmatina (Agile Frog) · R. draytonii (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. dunni (Patzcuaro Frog) · R. dybowskii (Dybowski's Frog) · R. emelijanovi (Imeinpo Station Frog) · R. esculenta (Edible Frog) · R. fasciata (Tanganyika Striped Grass Frog) · R. fisheri (Las Vegas Leopard Frog) · R. forreri (Forrer's Grass Frog) · R. galamensis (Galam White-Lipped Frog) · R. glandulosa (Sarawak Frog) · R. graeca (Greek Stream Frog) · R. grylio (Pig Frog) · R. heckscheri (River Frog) · R. hecksheri (River Frog) · R. hejiangensis (Hejiang Frog) · R. holsti (Holst's Frog) · R. holtzi (Taurus Frog) · R. hosii (Mount Dulit Frog) · R. iberica (Iberian Frog) · R. ishikawae (Ishikawa's Frog) · R. italica (Italian Stream Frog) · R. japonica (Japanese Brown Frog) · R. johnsi (John's Groove-Toed Frog) · R. juliani (Maya Mountains Frog) · R. latastei (Italian Agile Frog) · R. lessonae (Pool Frog) · R. livida (Green Cascade Frog) · R. luteiventris (Great Basin Spotted Frog) · R. macrocnemis (Iranian Long-Legged Frog) · R. macroglossa (Guatemala Plateau Frog) · R. maculata (Highland Frog) · R. magnaocularis (Northwest Mexico Leopard Frog) · R. malabarica (Fungoid Frog) · R. maosonensis (Mo-Son Frog) · R. melanomenta (Sulu Frog) · R. montezumae (Montezuma Leopard Frog) · R. muscosa (Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog) · R. narina (Ryukyu Island Frog) · R. neovolcanica (Transverse Volcanic Leopard Frog) · R. nicobariensis (Nicobar Island Frog) · R. nigromaculata (Black-Spotted Pond Frog) · R. nigromaculata nigromaculata (Black-Spotted Pond Frog) · R. nigrovittata (Black-Striped Frog) · R. okaloosae (Florida Bog Frog) · R. okaloossae (Florida Bog Frog) · R. omiltemana (Guerreran Leopard Frog) · R. onca (Relict Leopard Frog) · R. ornativentris (Montane Brown Frog) · R. palmipes (Amazon River Frog) · R. palustris (Pickerel Frog) · R. perezi (Perez's Frog) · R. pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog) · R. pipiens pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog) · R. pleuraden (Yunkwei Plateau Frog) · R. pretiosa (Oregon Spotted Frog) · R. pustulosa (Cascade Frog) · R. pyrenaica (Pyrenean Frog) · R. raniceps (Peters' Malaysian Frog) · R. ridibunda (European Green Frog) · R. rugosa (Wrinkled Frog)

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• Nature Reserves of the Himalaya and the Mountains of Central Asia IUCN url p. 469, p. 9.
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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 11 providers.
• Kuzmin, S. et al. (see rationale for full list of assessors) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Bialowieza National Park: Amphibian observations from Nida Valley
• California Academy of Sciences: CAS Herpetology Collection Catalog
• Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS: Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Poland
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS: National System of Proetcted Areas
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Amphibian Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Den store paddejagt ("The great amphibian survey")
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Biological Records Centre - Reptiles and Amphibians Dataset
• UK National Biodiversity Network: The Herpetological Conservation Trust - The HCT Rare Species Database
• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology: Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra
• Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Herp Collection DiGIR provider Service

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30511
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-665407
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13852221
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 665407
• IUCN ID: 58705
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 140101

Footnotes

1. Standard Deviation = 962.040 based on 20,020 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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