Biology:Amietia vandijki

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Short description: Species of frog

Van Dijk's river frog
Amietia vandijki (Visser and Channing, 1997).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Amietia
Species:
A. vandijki
Binomial name
Amietia vandijki
(Visser and Channing, 1997)
Synonyms
  • Afrana vandijki Visser and Channing, 1997

Amietia vandijki, also known as Van Dijk's river frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. The name commemorates Eddie Van Dijk, a South African herpetologist.[2]

Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  • Visser, J. and A. Channing. (1997). A new species of river frog from the Swartberg, South Africa (Ranidae: Afrana). Journal of African Zoology 111: 191–198.


Wikidata ☰ Q2243777 entry