Ice Frog

Taxobox
name = Ice Frog


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Ranidae
genus = "Amietia"
genus_authority = Dubois, 1987
species = "A. vertebralis"
binomial = "Amietia vertebralis"
binomial_authority = (Hewitt, 1927)
synonyms = "Rana vertebralis" Hewitt, 1927

The Ice Frog, Large-mouthed Frog, or Water Frog ("Amietia vertebralis") is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Amietia".It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, rivers, and swamps.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Minter, L. & Channing, A. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/54359/all Amietia vertebralis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.