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{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}
{{Taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = ''Amietia''
| image = Amietia_angolensis_(common_river_frog).jpg
| image = Amietia_angolensis_(common_river_frog).jpg
| image_caption = ''Amietia angolensis (Angola River Frog)''
| image_caption = ''Amietia angolensis'' (Angola river frog)
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Amietia
| authority = [[:fr:Alain Dubois|Dubois]], 1987
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| synonyms = * ''Afrana'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small>
| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| ordo = [[Anura]]
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| familia = [[Pyxicephalidae]]
| genus = '''''Amietia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Dubois]], [[1987]]
}}
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'''''Amietia''''' is a genus of [[frog]]s in the [[Pyxicephalidae]] family, occuring 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.<ref>Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 August 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/]. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.</ref>
'''''Amietia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[frog]]s, commonly known as '''large-mouthed frogs''' or '''river frogs''', in the family [[Pyxicephalidae]]. They are [[Endemism|endemic]] to central and southern Africa. Formerly, the genus was named ''Afrana'' and was placed in the family [[Ranidae]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Amietia |title=''Amietia'' Dubois, 1987 |last=Frost |first=Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=15 October 2013}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The [[Genus|generic]] name, ''Amietia'', is in honor of [[France|French]] [[herpetologist]] [[:fr:Jean-Louis Amiet|Jean-Louis Amiet]].


==Species==
==Species==
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amietia'':<ref name=frost/>
* ''[[Amietia amieti]]'' (Laurent, 1976)
* ''[[Amietia angolensis]]'' (Bocage, 1866) - Angola River Frog, Common River Frog
* ''[[Amietia angolensis]]'' <small>([[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage|Bocage]], 1866)</small>, Angola river frog, common river frog
* ''[[Amietia desaegeri]]'' (Laurent, 1972)
* ''[[Amietia chapini]]'' <small>(Noble, 1924)</small>
* ''[[Amietia dracomontana]]'' (Channing, 1978) - Drakensberg River Frog, Sani Pass Frog
* ''[[Amietia delalandii]]'' <small>(Duméril and Bibron, 1841)</small>
* ''[[Amietia fuscigula]]'' (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) - Cape River Frog
* ''[[Amietia desaegeri]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small>
* ''[[Amietia fuscigula]]'' <small>([[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]] and [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]], 1841)</small>, Cape river frog
* ''[[Amietia inyangae]]'' (Poynton, 1966) - Inyangani River Frog
* ''[[Amietia johnstoni]]'' (Günther, 1894) - Johnston's River Frog
* ''[[Amietia hymenopus]]'' <small>([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1920)</small>
* ''[[Amietia lubrica]]'' (Pickersgill, 2007)
* ''[[Amietia inyangae]]'' <small>(Poynton, 1966)</small>, Inyangani river frog
* ''[[Amietia ruwenzorica]]'' (Laurent, 1972)
* ''[[Amietia johnstoni]]'' <small>([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1894)</small>, Johnston's river frog
* ''[[Amietia tenuoplicata]]'' (Pickersgill, 2007)
* ''[[Amietia moyerorum]]'' <small>(Channing, Dehling, Lötters, and Ernst, 2016)</small>
* ''[[Amietia umbraculata]]'' (Bush, 1952)
* ''[[Amietia nutti]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1896)</small>
* ''[[Amietia vandijki]]'' (Visser and Channing, 1997)
* ''[[Amietia poyntoni]]'' <small>(Channing and Baptista, 2013)</small>
* ''[[Amietia vertebralis]]'' (Hewitt, 1927) - Ice Frog
* ''[[Amietia ruwenzorica]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small>
* ''[[Amietia viridireticulata]]'' (Pickersgill, 2007)
* ''[[Amietia tenuoplicata]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small>
* ''[[Amietia wittei]]'' (Angel, 1924)
* ''[[Amietia vandijki]]'' <small>(Visser and Channing, 1997)</small>
* ''[[Amietia vertebralis]]'' <small>(Hewitt, 1927)</small>, Ice frog
* ''[[Amietia wittei]]'' <small>([[:fr:Fernand Angel|Angel]], 1924)</small>


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Latest revision as of 22:17, 24 October 2022

Amietia
Amietia angolensis (Angola river frog)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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[edit]

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

Species[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Amietia Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2013.


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