Lithobates is a subgenus of frog

Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

s of the genus Rana

Rana (genus)

Rana is a genus of frogs. Species include such archetypal pond frogs as the common frog of Europe, brown frogs, and the New and Old World true frogs, including the various species of leopard frogs and the American bullfrog. Members of this genus are found through much of Eurasia, North America,...

found in Central

Central America

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 and South America

South America

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It was briefly proposed as a separate genus in 2006, but that was rejected in later studies.

Species

As proposed as a distinct subgenus, Lithobates was restricted to four species:

• Rana bwana
  Rana bwana
  The Rio Chipillico Frog, Rana bwana, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.It...
  
  – Rio Chipillico Frog
• Rana juliani
  Rana juliani
  The Maya Mountains Frog, Rana juliani, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Belize and possibly Guatemala.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and rivers....
  
  – Maya Mountains Frog
• Rana palmipes
  Rana palmipes
  The Amazon River Frog, Rana palmipes, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela...
  
  – Amazon River Frog
• Rana vaillanti
  Rana vaillanti
  Vaillant's Frog, Rana vaillanti, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama....
  
  – Vaillant's Frog

Other species are sometimes incorrectly placed in this subgenus, but it is defined to be restricted to just the four described species listed above.