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Amietia
	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
	Afrana Dubois, 1992;

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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.

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[frost-1] 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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+{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}
-{{automatic taxobox
+{{Automatic taxobox
 | image = Amietia_angolensis_(common_river_frog).jpg
 | image_caption = ''Amietia angolensis'' (Angola river frog)
 | taxon = Amietia
 | authority = [[:fr:Alain Dubois|Dubois]], 1987
-| synonyms = ''Afrana'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small>
+| synonyms = * ''Afrana'' <small>Dubois, 1992</small>
 }}
-'''''Amietia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[frog]]s in the [[Pyxicephalidae]] family, [[Endemism|endemic]] to central and southern [[Africa]]. The genus was formerly named ''Afrana'', and was placed in the [[Ranidae]] family. They are commonly known as '''large-mouthed frogs''' or '''river frogs'''.<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>
+'''''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==
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 ==Species==
-There are 21 species in this genus:<ref name=frost/>
+The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amietia'':<ref name=frost/>
-* ''[[Amietia amieti]]'' <small>([[:fr:Raymond Ferdinand Laurent|Laurent]], 1976)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia angolensis]]'' <small>([[José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage|Bocage]], 1866)</small>, Angola river frog, common river frog
 * ''[[Amietia chapini]]'' <small>(Noble, 1924)</small>
-* ''[[Amietia desaegeri]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia delalandii]]'' <small>(Duméril and Bibron, 1841)</small>
-* ''[[Amietia dracomontana]]'' <small>([[:fr:Alan Channing|Channing]], 1978)</small>, Drakensberg river frog, Sani Pass 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 hymenopus]]'' <small>([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1920)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia inyangae]]'' <small>(Poynton, 1966)</small>, Inyangani river frog
 * ''[[Amietia johnstoni]]'' <small>([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1894)</small>, Johnston's river frog
-* ''[[Amietia lubrica]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia moyerorum]]'' <small>(Channing, Dehling, Lötters, and Ernst, 2016)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia nutti]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1896)</small>
-* ''[[Amietia poyntoni]]'' <small>Channing and Baptista, 2013)</small>
+* ''[[Amietia poyntoni]]'' <small>(Channing and Baptista, 2013)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia ruwenzorica]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia tenuoplicata]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small>
-* ''[[Amietia umbraculata]]'' <small>(Bush, 1952)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia vandijki]]'' <small>(Visser and Channing, 1997)</small>
-* ''[[Amietia vertebralis]]'' <small>(Hewitt, 1927)</small>, Ice Frog
+* ''[[Amietia vertebralis]]'' <small>(Hewitt, 1927)</small>, Ice frog
-* ''[[Amietia viridireticulata]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small>
 * ''[[Amietia wittei]]'' <small>([[:fr:Fernand Angel|Angel]], 1924)</small>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q2084153}}
-{{taxonbar}}
-[[Category:Frogs by classification]]
-[[Category:Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
 [[Category:Amietia| ]]
+[[Category:Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
 [[Category:Pyxicephalidae]]
 [[Category:Amphibian genera]]
+[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
+{{Ranoidea-stub}}