Ranoidea (genus)

Ranoidea
	Ranoidea aurea, the type species
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Subfamily:	Pelodryadinae
Genus:	Ranoidea; (Tschudi, 1838)
Type species
	Ranoidea jacksoniensis; (Tschudi, 1838)
Synonyms
	List Dryopsophus (Fitzinger, 1843); Euscelis (Fitzinger, 1843); Pelodryas (Günther, 1859 "1858"); Cyclorana (Steindachner, 1867); Phractops (Peters, 1867); Chirodryas (Keferstein, 1867); Mitrolysis (Cope, 1889); Fanchonia (Werner, 1893); Brendanura (Wells and Wellington, 1985); Neophractops (Wells and Wellington, 1985); Mosleyia (Wells and Wellington, 1985);

Ranoidea is a genus of frogs in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. They are found in Australia, New Guinea, and two nearby groups of islands: the Maluku Islands, and the Louisiade Archipelago. The circumscription of this taxon is still controversial.

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