Amietia
Encyclopedia
Amietia is a genus of frog
s in the Pyxicephalidae
family, occurring in central and southern Africa. The genus was formerly named Afrana
, and placed in the Ranidae family. They are commonly known as Large-mouthed Frogs or River Frogs.
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s in the Pyxicephalidae
Pyxicephalidae
Pyxicephalidae is a family of frogs.-Classification:Pyxicephalidae contains two subfamilies, with a total of 13 genera. This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae.Family PYXICEPHALIDAE* Subfamily Cacosterninae...
family, occurring in central and southern Africa. The genus was formerly named Afrana
Afrana
Afrana is a genus of true frogs.-Species:* Afrana amieti * Afrana angolensis — Angola River Frog, Common River Frog* Afrana desaegeri...
, and placed in the Ranidae family. They are commonly known as Large-mouthed Frogs or River Frogs.
Species
- Amietia amietiAmietia amietiAmietia amieti is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It was formerly placed in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
(Laurent, 1976) - Amietia angolensis (Bocage, 1866) - Angola River Frog, Common River Frog
- Amietia desaegeriAmietia desaegeriAmietia desaegeri is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It was formerly placed in the Ranidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and possibly Uganda....
(Laurent, 1972) - Amietia dracomontanaAmietia dracomontanaThe Drakensberg Frog, Drakensberg River Frog, or Sani Pass Frog is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family...
(Channing, 1978) - Drakensberg River Frog, Sani Pass Frog - Amietia fuscigula (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) - Cape River Frog
- Amietia inyangae (Poynton, 1966) - Inyangani River Frog
- Amietia johnstoni (Günther, 1894) - Johnston's River Frog
- Amietia lubrica (Pickersgill, 2007)
- Amietia ruwenzorica (Laurent, 1972)
- Amietia tenuoplicata (Pickersgill, 2007)
- Amietia umbraculata (Bush, 1952)
- Amietia vandijki (Visser and Channing, 1997)
- Amietia vertebralis (Hewitt, 1927) - Ice Frog
- Amietia viridireticulata (Pickersgill, 2007)
- Amietia wittei (Angel, 1924)