Amietia delalandii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Amietia delalandii, also known as the Delalande's river frog, the Drakensberg frog, Drakensberg river frog, or Sani Pass frog, is a species of southern African river frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and possibly Zambia. It is the sister species to A. vertebralis.
Wikipedia contributors, Amietia delalandii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:05:49.225297+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amietia delalandii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
- Name authority
- (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
- Amietia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyCacosterninae Noble, 1931
- genusAmietia Dubois, 1987
- speciesAmietia delalandii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Amietia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amietia nutti (Boulenger, 1896) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia fuscigula (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia poyntoni Channing & Baptista, 2013 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia inyangae (Poynton, 1966) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia vertebralis (Hewitt, 1927) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia wittei (Angel, 1924) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia tenuoplicata (Pickersgill, 2007) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia chapini (Noble, 1924) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia hymenopus (Boulenger, 1920) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia angolensis (Barboza du Bocage, 1866) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia moyerorum Channing, Dehling, Lötters & Ernst, 2016 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amietia desaegeri (Laurent, 1972) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana nyassae Günther, 1893 Günther, 1893 | synonym |
| Rana delalandii Duméril & Bibron, 1841 Duméril & Bibron, 1841 | synonym |
| Rana dracomontana Channing, 1978 Channing, 1978 | synonym |
| Afrana dracomontana (Channing, 1978) (Channing, 1978) | synonym |
| Amietia dracomontana (Channing, 1978) (Channing, 1978) | synonym |
| Rana quecketti Boulenger, 1895 Boulenger, 1895 | synonym |
| Rana theileri Mocquard, 1906 Mocquard, 1906 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1104263 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:66BW3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.