''Nanorana'' is a genus of dicroglossid

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s. They are found in Asia, from the

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n region of northern

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and northern

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, and western

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east to montane southern China and southeast to

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, and northern

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. Common names of these frogs reflect the complex taxonomic history of the genus (see below) and include Yunnan slow frogs (or simply slow frogs) and High Himalaya frogs (for the now-synonymized genus ''Altirana'').

Taxonomy

The

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of true frogs and their allies has been subject to numerous changes during the last decade and is not yet fully settled. ''Nanorana'' in particular has seen big changes. As currently delineated, ''Nanorana'' is a quite large genus with 28 species, resulting from considering ''Chaparana'', ''Paa'', and ''Feirana'' as junior synonyms. Currently these taxa may be recognized as

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, but their delineation is not entirely settled and not all species have been assigned to subgenera. Note, however, that species at one point placed in these (sub)genera might currently be placed also in genera other than ''Nanorana'' (''

Quasipaa ''Quasipaa'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. The genus has no established common name, but many individual species are referred to as ''spiny frogs''. They occur in East and Southeast Asia, from Thailand and Cambodia to southern ...

'', ''

Ombrana ''Ombrana'' is a monotypic genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is represented by a single species, ''Ombrana sikimensis''. The validity of this genus is currently considered uncertain. ''Ombrana sikimensis'' is found in central and e ...

'', and ''

Allopaa ''Allopaa'' is a small genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. Their distribution is restricted to Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. The phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, rac ...

'').

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Nanorana'':

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2337788 Dicroglossidae Amphibian genera Amphibians of Asia Taxa named by Albert Günther