Organisms

Ranidae

The family of true frogs of the order Anura. The family occurs worldwide except in Antarctica.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The family of true frogs of the order Anura. The family occurs worldwide except in Antarctica.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Frogs, True
  • Frog, True
  • True Frog
  • True Frogs
  • Rana

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specific genera; NIM when experimental animal

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History Note

81; was RANA 1972-80

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Previous Indexing

  • Anura (1966-1971)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.090w.180w.708w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ranidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011898. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011898
  2. Ranidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranidae
  3. Ranidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6408