Classification
Domain: Eukarya
-orgamisms that have
membrane bound organelles, sexually reproduce, and are
multicellular
Kingdom: Metazoa
-a term that is interchangeable with
Anamalia
Phylum: Chordata
-all organisms in this phyla possess a dorsal hollow nerve
cord, a notochord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a
post-anal tail
Class: Amphibia
-this scientific name has led to the common use of the term
amphibians
Order: Anura
-anura means tailless
Family: Ranidae
-the family of new world frogs
Green frogs are also in the
same family as
horny toads, and
cane toads.
Genus: Rana
-the genus for new world frogs
Species: clamitans
-tada! the end of the taxonomic tree, this is the
species that is commonly called the green frog
This tree
shows how green frogs are separated from a number of different
organisms based on morphological features.
The frilled neck lizard is also similar to Rana clamitans based on morphological features.
This tree shows how green frogs are separated from the closest relatives using rDNA sequences.
A very close relative is the red-eyed tree frog.
At the local marsh, one of the activities for an upper-level biology class is to separate the adults of green frogs from the very similar leopard frog. See the similarities in the picture.
See reproduction HERE