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Amietia

(Genus)

Overview

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Amietia is a genus of frogs in the Pyxicephalidae family, occurring 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.1]

Species

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6) - Angola River Frog, Common River Frog
  • Amietia desaegeri (Laurent, 1972)
  • Amietia dracomontana (Channing, 1978) - Drakensberg River Frog, Sani Pass Frog
  • Amietia fuscigula (Dum?ril and Bibron, 1841) - Cape River Frog
  • Amietia inyangae (Poynton, 1966) - Inyangani River Frog
  • Amietia johnstoni (G?nther, 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

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    1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 August 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1]. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.

    Taxonomy

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    The Genus Amietia is further organized into finer groupings including:

    References

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    1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 August 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1]. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.

    Sources

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    Last Revised: August 24, 2012
    2012/08/24 13:57:53