Amietia vandijki
| Van Dijk's river frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Amietia |
| Species: | A. vandijki |
| Binomial name | |
| Amietia vandijki (Visser and Channing, 1997) | |
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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.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Amietia vandijki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T58190A18403339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58190A18403339.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Eddie van Dijk". Stellenbosch Writers. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- 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.