What is "ranavirus"

n. Any virus of the genus (taxlink Ranavirus genus noshow=1), many of which cause disease in amphibians.

Ranavirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Iridoviridae. There are four other genera of viruses within the family Iridoviridae, but Ranavirus is the only one that includes viruses that are infectious to amphibians and reptiles. Additionally, it is one of the three genera within this family which infect teleost fishes, along with Lymphocystivirus and Megalocytivirus. The family Iridoviridae is one of the five families of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses.