Kalmar "Rana pipiens" tana nufin sunan kimiyya na jinsin da aka fi sani da Damisa ta Arewa. Wani nau'in amphibian ne da ake samu a Arewacin Amurka, daga Kanada zuwa Mexico. Sunan "Rana pipiens" ya fito daga kalmar Latin "rana," ma'anar kwadi, da kalmar Latin "pipiens," ma'ana chirping. An san nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in kira na musamman, wanda ke kama da jerin gajere, ƙananan ƙararrawa ko gunaguni.