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title: "Taipa Frog"
description: "Rana longicrus — Amphibians. Rana longicrus, also known as the Taipa frog or long-legged brown frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/taipa-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Taipa Frog

> Rana longicrus — Amphibians. Rana longicrus, also known as the Taipa frog or long-legged brown frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.

- Scientific name: *Rana longicrus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1116
- Wikidata: [Q1038854](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1038854)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25661](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25661)

## Names

- en: Taipa Frog

## Countries with the most observations

TW (865), CN (74)

## Summary

Rana longicrus, also known as the Taipa frog or long-legged brown frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is distributed to northern and central Taiwan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rana_longicrus

## Photo

![Taipa Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taipa-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: chiachiwu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21549700

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taipa-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).