Angola River Frog

Angola River Frog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Pyxicephalidae
Genus:	Amietia
Species:	A. angolensis
Subspecies:	Kenyan River Frog Mozambique River Frog
Binomial name
Amietia angolensis (Bocage, 1866)
Synonyms
Afrana angolensis

The Angola River Frog or Common River Frog (Amietia angolensis) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It was formerly placed in the Ranidae family

Distribution and Habitat

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches.

Diet

Like other frogs, this frog feeds on worms and insects, such as locust. It is a prey to crocodiles, shoebills, and snakes.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Fortunately, the Angola River Frog is considered least concerned.

References

• John Poynton, Alan Channing, Kim Howell, Malcolm Largen, Robert Drewes, Stefan Lötters 2008. Amietia angolensis. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. Downloaded on 16 December 2010.
• Poynton, J.C., Channing, A., Howell, K., Largen, M., Drewes, R. & Lötters, S. 2004. Afrana angolensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.