Amietia
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| Amietia angolensis (Angola River Frog) | |
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| Genus: | Amietia Dubois, 1987
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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
- 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)