Amietia delalandii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)

Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Bayliss, Julian & Conradie, Werner, 2020, First herpetological surveys of Mount Lico and Mount Socone, Mozambique, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 247) 14 (2), pp. 198-217 : 206

Amietia delalandii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) Delalande’s River Frog

Material. MOUNT LICO (base): BMNH 2018.2553– 55, PEMA 13569–71, MHNM:WC-6384. Identification. These specimens were readily identified by their large body (> 70 mm), white immaculate venter, narrow head, and by having up to three phalanges of the 4 th toe free of web. The closest match on GenBank (100% similarity) is A. delalandii from Malawi ( KU 693773). Channing et al. (2016) recently resurrected this taxon from the synonymy of Amietia quecketti . Comments. The specimens were found at night in or on the margins of the stream near the campsite.