Amietia ruwenzorica

Amietia ruwenzorica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamily: Cacosterninae
Genus: Amietia
Species: A. ruwenzorica
Binomial name
Amietia ruwenzorica
(Laurent, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Afrana ruwenzorica (Laurent, 1972)
  • Rana ruwenzorica Laurent, 1972

Amietia ruwenzorica (Ruwenzori range frog or Ruwenzori river frog) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, high-altitude grassland, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is known from the Rwenzori Mountains.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Amietia ruwenzorica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 June 2014.


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