Amietia vandijki

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Van Dijk's river frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Amietia
Species:
A. vandijki
Binomial name
Amietia vandijki
(Visser and Channing, 1997)
Synonyms
  • Afrana vandijkiVisser and Channing, 1997

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.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Eddie van Dijk". Stellenbosch Writers. Retrieved 11 May 2022.