Biology:Amietia

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Amietia
Amietia angolensis (common river frog).jpg
Amietia angolensis (Angola river frog)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamily: Cacosterninae
Genus: Amietia
Dubois, 1987
Synonyms
  • Afrana Dubois, 1992

Amietia is a genus of frogs, commonly known as large-mouthed frogs or river frogs, in the family Pyxicephalidae. They are endemic to central and southern Africa. Formerly, the genus was named Afrana and was placed in the family Ranidae.[1]

Etymology

The generic name, Amietia, is in honor of France herpetologist Jean-Louis Amiet.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Amietia:[1]

  • Amietia angolensis (Bocage, 1866), Angola river frog, common river frog
  • Amietia chapini (Noble, 1924)
  • Amietia delalandii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
  • Amietia desaegeri (Laurent, 1972)
  • Amietia fuscigula (A.M.C. Duméril and Bibron, 1841), Cape river frog
  • Amietia hymenopus (Boulenger, 1920)
  • Amietia inyangae (Poynton, 1966), Inyangani river frog
  • Amietia johnstoni (Günther, 1894), Johnston's river frog
  • Amietia moyerorum (Channing, Dehling, Lötters, and Ernst, 2016)
  • Amietia nutti (Boulenger, 1896)
  • Amietia poyntoni (Channing and Baptista, 2013)
  • Amietia ruwenzorica (Laurent, 1972)
  • Amietia tenuoplicata (Pickersgill, 2007)
  • Amietia vandijki (Visser and Channing, 1997)
  • Amietia vertebralis (Hewitt, 1927), Ice frog
  • Amietia wittei (Angel, 1924)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Amietia Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Amietia. Retrieved 15 October 2013. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2084153 entry