Amietia vandijki
Van Dijk's river frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Amietia |
Species: | A. vandijki
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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
habitat loss
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References
- . 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.