''Sanguirana'' is a genus of

true frog True frogs is the common name for the frog family Ranidae. They have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. The true frogs are present in North Am ...

s (family Ranidae) found in the

Malay Archipelago The Malay Archipelago (Indonesian/ Malay: , tgl, Kapuluang Malay) is the archipelago between mainland Indochina and Australia. It has also been called the " Malay world," " Nusantara", "East Indies", Indo-Australian Archipelago, Spices Arch ...

, including the Philippines, the

Maluku Islands The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located ...

, Sulawesi, and

Seram Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent is ...

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

Rana Rana may refer to: Astronomy * Rana (crater), a crater on Mars * Delta Eridani or Rana, a star People, groups and titles * Rana (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Rana (title), a histor ...

'', with ''Rana sanguinea'' as the type species. All species, except the more recently described ''

Sanguirana aurantipunctata ''Sanguirana'' is a genus of true frogs (family Ranidae) found in the Malay Archipelago, including the Philippines, the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, and Seram. ''Sanguirana'' was first introduced as a sub-genus of ''Rana'', with ''Rana sanguinea'' ...

'' and ''

Sanguirana acai ''Sanguirana'' is a genus of true frogs (family Ranidae) found in the Malay Archipelago, including the Philippines, the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, and Seram. ''Sanguirana'' was first introduced as a sub-genus of ''Rana'', with ''Rana sanguinea'' ...

'', were originally included in ''Rana''; more recently, they have been placed in genus ''

Hylarana ''Hylarana'', commonly known as golden-backed frogs, is a genus of true frogs found in tropical Asia. It was formerly considered highly diverse, containing around 84 to 96 valid species, but taxonomic revision resulted in a major change in the c ...

''. 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: * ''

'' Brown, Prue, Chan, Gaulke, Sanguila, and Siler, 2017 * ''

'' Fuiten, Welton, Diesmos, Barley, Oberheide, Duya, Rico, Brown, and Erwin, 2011 * ''

Sanguirana everetti ''Sanguirana everetti'' is a species of true frog. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the worl ...

'' (Boulenger, 1882) * ''

Sanguirana igorota ''Sanguirana igorota'' is a species of true frog, family Ranidae. It is endemic to Cordillera Central of the island of Luzon, Philippines. Its closest relative is '' Sanguirana luzonensis'', and it has even been considered synonym of that species ...

'' (Taylor, 1922) * ''

Sanguirana luzonensis ''Sanguirana luzonensis'', also known as the Luzon frog, is a species of true frog, family Ranidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon (including some associated islands), the Philippines. It occurs in swift-flowing, cool mountain streams and ...

'' (Boulenger, 1896) * ''

Sanguirana mearnsi ''Sanguirana'' is a genus of true frogs (family Ranidae) found in the Malay Archipelago, including the Philippines, the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, and Seram. ''Sanguirana'' was first introduced as a sub-genus of ''Rana'', with ''Rana sanguinea'' ...

'' (Stejneger, 1905) * ''

Sanguirana sanguinea ''Sanguirana sanguinea'' is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Sulawesi, Indonesia and Palawan, the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers ...

'' (Boettger, 1893) * ''

Sanguirana tipanan ''Sanguirana tipanan'' is a species of true frog. It is native to the Sierra Madre mountains of the island of Luzon Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines a ...

'' (Brown, McGuire, and Diesmos, 2000)

References

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