Family: Ranidae
  (True Frogs)

The family Ranidae is a large and diverse family, with representatives on many different continents and from many different habitats.  There are around 45 genera in the family world wide, but there is only one found in North America, the genus Rana. The genus Rana has four representatives in Idaho:  Rana catesbeiana, Rana pipiens, Rana luteiventris and Rana sylvatica.
Rana catesbiana
Bullfrog
Rana pipiens
Northern Leopard Frog
Rana luteiventris
Spotted Frog
Rana sylvatica
Wood Frog

Written by John Cossel Jr., 1997
Photos by Charles R. Peterson