Amnirana
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| Amnirana | |
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| Amnirana albolabris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Amnirana Dubois, 1992 |
| Type species | |
| Rana amnicola Perret, 1977 | |
| Species | |
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11 species (but see text) | |
Amnirana is a genus of frogs in the family Ranidae, "true frogs".[1][2] The genus is primarily found in Sub-Saharan Africa, but one species occurs in parts of southern and southeastern Asia.[1][3] Some of the African species are widespread but contain undescribed cryptic diversity.[4] Most (but not all) species have a white upper lip,[3] and the genus is sometimes known as the white-lipped frogs.[1]
Amnirana was originally introduced as a subgenus of Rana. It was often included in the then-diverse genus Hylarana, until Oliver and colleagues revised the genus in 2015, delimiting Hylarana more narrowly and elevating Amnirana to genus rank.[1][3] Within the genus, Amnirana nicobariensis appears to be the sister taxon of the African clade of species, but the data are inconclusive. With more data available to resolve possible non-molecular synapomorphies of the genus, A. nicobariensis might become recognized as a separate genus.[3] A later study suggested it to be closer to other Asian Hylarana sensu lato than to African Amnirana.[4]