''Sanguirana'' is a genus of

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s (family Ranidae) found in the

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, including the Philippines, the

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, and

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. ''Sanguirana'' was first introduced as a sub-genus of ''

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'', with ''Rana sanguinea'' as the type species. All species, except the more recently described '' Sanguirana aurantipunctata'' and '' Sanguirana acai'', were originally included in ''Rana''; more recently, they have been placed in genus '' Hylarana''. The delineation of the genus and its relationship to other ranid genera is still under discussion. At moment, the following species are included in the genus: * '' Sanguirana acai'' Brown, Prue, Chan, Gaulke, Sanguila, and Siler, 2017 * '' Sanguirana aurantipunctata'' Fuiten, Welton, Diesmos, Barley, Oberheide, Duya, Rico, Brown, and Erwin, 2011 * '' Sanguirana everetti'' (Boulenger, 1882) * '' Sanguirana igorota'' (Taylor, 1922) * '' Sanguirana luzonensis'' (Boulenger, 1896) * '' Sanguirana mearnsi'' (Stejneger, 1905) * '' Sanguirana sanguinea'' (Boettger, 1893) * '' Sanguirana tipanan'' (Brown, McGuire, and Diesmos, 2000)

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