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 poyntoni (Channing and Baptista, 2013) Amietia ruwenzorica (Laurent, 1972) Amietia tenuoplicata (Pickersgill, 2007) Amietia vandijki (Visser and Channing, 1997) Amietia vertebralis (Hewitt, 1927), Ice frog Amietia wittei (Angel, 1924) References Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa Pyxicephalidae Amphibian genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot