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{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}} |
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| name = ''Amietia'' |
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| image = Amietia_angolensis_(common_river_frog).jpg |
| image = Amietia_angolensis_(common_river_frog).jpg |
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| image_caption = ''Amietia angolensis (Angola |
| image_caption = ''Amietia angolensis'' (Angola river frog) |
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| taxon = Amietia |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| synonyms = * ''Afrana'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small> |
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| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]] |
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| classis = [[Amphibia]] |
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| ordo = [[Anura]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Cacosterninae]] |
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| genus = '''''Amietia''''' |
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'''''Amietia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[frog]]s in the [[Pyxicephalidae]] |
'''''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> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amietia'':<ref name=frost/> |
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* ''[[Amietia angolensis]]'' <small>([[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage|Bocage]], 1866)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia angolensis]]'' <small>([[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage|Bocage]], 1866)</small>, Angola river frog, common river frog |
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* ''[[Amietia desaegeri]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia desaegeri]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia fuscigula]]'' <small>([[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]] and [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]], 1841)</small>, Cape river frog |
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* ''[[Amietia hymenopus]]'' <small>([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1920)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia inyangae]]'' <small>(Poynton, 1966)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia inyangae]]'' <small>(Poynton, 1966)</small>, Inyangani river frog |
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* ''[[Amietia johnstoni]]'' <small>([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1894)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia johnstoni]]'' <small>([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1894)</small>, Johnston's river frog |
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* ''[[Amietia moyerorum]]'' <small>(Channing, Dehling, Lötters, and Ernst, 2016)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia nutti]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1896)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia ruwenzorica]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia ruwenzorica]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia tenuoplicata]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia tenuoplicata]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia vandijki]]'' <small>(Visser and Channing, 1997)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia vandijki]]'' <small>(Visser and Channing, 1997)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia vertebralis]]'' <small>(Hewitt, 1927)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia vertebralis]]'' <small>(Hewitt, 1927)</small>, Ice frog |
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* ''[[Amietia wittei]]'' <small>([[:fr:Fernand Angel|Angel]], 1924)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia wittei]]'' <small>([[:fr:Fernand Angel|Angel]], 1924)</small> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 24 October 2022
Amietia | |
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Amietia angolensis (Angola river frog) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Subfamily: | Cacosterninae |
Genus: | Amietia Dubois, 1987 |
Synonyms | |
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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]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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.