| Cape river frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Amietia |
| Species: | A. fuscigula
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| Binomial name | |
| Amietia fuscigula (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
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The Cape river frog (Amietia fuscigula) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae named for the Cape of Good Hope. Formerly, it was placed in the family Ranidae. It occurs widely in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. A newly described species, A. poyntoni, was split from this species in 2013.[1]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Amietia fuscigula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T45331497A113479493. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T45331497A113479493.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.