What is Ranoidea?
{{About|the superfamily of frogs|a genus of frogs|Ranoidea (genus)}} {{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = [[Cretaceous]]–recent, {{fossilrange|89.3|0 |ref=<ref name=fossilworks>{{cite web |url=http://fossilworks.org/?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=133785 |title=Superfamily Ranoidea Rafinesque 1814 (frog) |work=Paleobiology Database |publisher=Fossilworks |access-date=18 June 2018 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203256/http://fossilworks.org/?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=133785 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }} | image = RanaTemporaria.jpg | image_caption = [[Common frog]], ''Rana temporaria'' | taxon = Ranoidea | authority = | subdivision_ranks = Families <ref>{{cite web |url=http://tolweb.org/Neobatrachia/16987 |title=Neobatrachia |author1=Cannatella, David |author2=Ford, Linda |author3=Bockstanz, Lori |date=1995 |work=Tree of Life Web Project |access-date=2012-09-24 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=2015-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514224235/http://tolweb.org/Neobatrachia/16987 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | subdivision = *[[Arthroleptidae]] *[[Ceratobatrachidae]] *[[Conrauidae]] *[[Dicroglossidae]] *[[Hyperoliidae]] *[[Microhylidae]] *[[Micrixalidae]] *[[Nyctibatrachidae]] *[[Petropedetidae]] *[[Phrynobatrachidae]] *[[Ptychadenidae]] *[[Pyxicephalidae]] *[[Ranidae]] *[[Ranixalidae]] *[[Rhacophoridae]] }} The '''Ranoidea''' are a [[Taxonomic rank|superfamily]] of [[frog]]s in the order Anura. These frogs have a fused pectoral girdle bone in their chests, no ribs, and the males hold on to the female with an axillary grip during [[amplexus|mating]]. The tadpoles have a single [[Spiracle (vertebrates)|spiracle]] on the left side and complex mouthparts. Some species do not have tadpoles, and small frogs grow straight from eggs.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/29023/Anura/40610/Critical-appraisal |title=Anura: Critical appraisal |author1=Duellman, William E. |author2=Zug, George R. |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=