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Afrana
''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. Etymology The generic name, ''Amietia'', is in honor of French herpetologist Jean-Louis Amiet. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amietia'': * '' 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Vandijki
''Amietia vandijki'', also known as Van Dijk's river frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. The name commemorates Eddie Van Dijk, a South African herpetologist. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References *Visser, J. and A. Channing. (1997). A new species of river frog from the Swartberg, South Africa (Ranidae: ''Afrana''). ''Journal of African Zoology'' 111: 191–198. vandijki Amphibians described in 1997 Endemic amphibians of South Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Tenuoplicata
''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. Etymology The generic name, ''Amietia'', is in honor of French herpetologist Jean-Louis Amiet. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amietia'': * ''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 poynto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Chapini
''Amietia chapini'' is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It was formerly placed in the family Ranidae. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to the Pangi Territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ... or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. References Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa amieti Amphibians described in 1976 Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Johnstoni
Johnston's river frog (''Amietia johnstoni''), or Tshiromo frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Amietia Frogs of Africa Amphibians of Malawi Endemic fauna of Malawi Amphibians described in 1894 Taxa named by Albert Günther Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Fuscigula
The Cape river frog (''Amietia fuscigula'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae named for the Cape of Good Hope. Formerly, it was placed in the family Ranidae. It occurs widely in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. A newly described species, '' A. poyntoni'', was split from this species in 2013. Description The Cape river frog is a fairly large, typical frog with a snout-to-vent measurement of up to about 125 mm. The snout is slightly rounded. It has a powerful, athletic build with long hind legs and feet, well adapted for leaping, but also well webbed; the species is a powerful swimmer. The fore feet are not webbed. When the animal sits at rest on a level surface, the tip of the longest rear toe reaches to directly below the tympanum. The ventral skin is smooth and white, except for dark mottling on the throat. The mottling inspired the specific epithet ''fuscigula'': Latin for "dusky throated". In some specimens, the mottling ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Desaegeri
''Amietia desaegeri'' is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is found west and south of the Rwenzori Mountains in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Rwanda. The common names Byangolo frog and De Saeger's river frog have been coined for it. Description Males grow to at least and female to in snout–urostyle length. Skin is smooth but there are two dorso-lateral folds that running from the eyes to the inguinal region. The dorsum is pale beige, with brown infusions but no distinct markings; vertebral stripe is absent. There is a pale band between the eyes and between the tympanum and eye. The nostrils are dark and a thin dark line runs from the nostril to the eye. The tympanum is pale at its centre. The supratympanic fold is cream. The fingers and toes are pale. There are poorly contrasted transverse bars on the femur and tibia are thin. Habitat and conservation This species inhabits submontane and montane rainforests at elevations of abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Delalandii
''Amietia delalandii'', also known as the Delalande's river frog, the Drakensberg frog, Drakensberg river frog, or Sani Pass frog, is a species of southern African river frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and possibly Zambia. It is the sister species to '' A. vertebralis''. Description River frogs all have streamlined bodies with pointed noses and live close to water. They have well-developed hind legs and when disturbed rapidly leap into the water, where they may remain submerged for long periods. Males reach a snout–urostyle length and females . The toes are partially webbed. The colouration is variable but typically the dorsum ranges from dull brown to luminous green with a pale brown background with orange flecks, and is covered by small dark brown blotches. About half of individuals have a prominent pale vertebral stripe. The tympanum is more than half the diameter of its eye and is dark with pale fleck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Inyangae
The Inyangani river frog (''Amietia inyangae'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon '' Thaumastosaurus'' lived in Europe. Classification The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera. This f .... It is found in Zimbabwe and possibly Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Sources * C.Michael Hogan. 2012''Amietia inyangae'' African Amphibians Lifedesk. ed. Breda Zimkus Amietia Frogs of Africa Amphibians of Zimbabwe Amphibians described in 1966 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fauna of the Eastern Highlands {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietia Angolensis
The Angola river frog (''Amietia angolensis''), or common river frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. Formerly, it was placed in the family Ranidae. Distribution and habitat It is found in southern and eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Diet and predators Like other frogs, this frog feeds on worms and insects, such as locust. It is a prey to crocodiles, shoebills, and snake Snakes are elongated, Limbless ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
