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'''''Amietia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[frog]]s in the [[Pyxicephalidae]] family, [[Endemism|endemic]] to central and southern [[Africa]]. |
'''''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> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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There are 15 species in this genus:<ref name=frost/> |
There are 15 species in this genus:<ref name=frost/> |
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* ''[[Amietia amieti]]'' <small>([[:fr:Raymond Ferdinand Laurent|Laurent]], 1976)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia amieti]]'' <small>([[:fr:Raymond Ferdinand Laurent|Laurent]], 1976)</small> |
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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 dracomontana]]'' <small>([[:fr:Alan Channing|Channing]], 1978) |
* ''[[Amietia dracomontana]]'' <small>([[:fr:Alan Channing|Channing]], 1978), Drakensberg River Frog, Sani Pass Frog</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia fuscigula]]'' <small>([[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]] and [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]], 1841)</small> |
* ''[[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 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 lubrica]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia lubrica]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia ruwenzorica]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia ruwenzorica]]'' <small>(Laurent, 1972)</small> |
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* ''[[Amietia umbraculata]]'' <small>(Bush, 1952)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia umbraculata]]'' <small>(Bush, 1952)</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 viridireticulata]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small> |
* ''[[Amietia viridireticulata]]'' <small>(Pickersgill, 2007)</small> |
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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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| Amietia angolensis (Angola river frog) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Cacosterninae |
| Genus: | Amietia Dubois, 1987 |
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Afrana Dubois, 1992 | |
Amietia is a genus of frogs in the Pyxicephalidae family, 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.[1]
Etymology
The generic name, Amietia, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean-Louis Amiet.
Species
There are 15 species in this genus:[1]
- Amietia amieti (Laurent, 1976)
- Amietia angolensis (Bocage, 1866), Angola River Frog, Common River Frog
- Amietia desaegeri (Laurent, 1972)
- Amietia dracomontana (Channing, 1978), Drakensberg River Frog, Sani Pass Frog
- Amietia fuscigula (A.M.C. 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)
References
- ^ 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.