Topic summary
Rana arvalis
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Moor frog.
Taxonomy
The moor frog's scientific name, Rana arvalis, means "frog of the fields". It is also called the Altai brown frog because frogs from the Altai Mountains in Asia have been included in the R. arvalis species. The Altai frogs have some different characteristics such as shorter shins, but currently there is no official distinction and all frogs are known as one species—Rana arvalis.