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The river frog (Lithobates heckscheri) is a species of aquatic frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the southeastern United States. Its natural habitats are temperate rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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
Amietia delalandii, also known as the Delalande's river frog, [1] [3] the Drakensberg frog, Drakensberg river frog, or Sani Pass frog, [2] is a species of southern African river frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. [1] [2] It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and possibly Zambia.
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 .
Blyth's river frog is a large frog. Females grow to a snout–vent length of 90–260 mm (3.5–10.2 in) and males to 85–125 mm (3.3–4.9 in). Large adults can weigh more than 1 kg (2.2 lb). The skin is smooth on the dorsum, with or without scattered tubercles or longitudinal skin folds.
The Amazon River frog (Lithobates palmipes) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that occurs in the northern and Amazonian South America east of the Andes (Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Trinidad), with scattered records from northeastern Brazil. [2]
Amietia ruwenzorica (Ruwenzori Range frog or Ruwenzori river frog) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.It is found in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda, including the eponymous Rwenzori Mountains on the Uganda/DRC border as well as Kabobo Plateau and Itombwe Mountains in DRC.
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. [2] Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.