---
title: "Poynton's River Frog"
description: "Amietia poyntoni — Płazy. Amietia poyntoni, commonly known as Poynton's river frog, is a species of southern African aquatic frog in the family Pyxicephalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/poynton-s-river-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Poynton's River Frog

> Amietia poyntoni — Płazy. Amietia poyntoni, commonly known as Poynton's river frog, is a species of southern African aquatic frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.

- Scientific name: *Amietia poyntoni*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 608
- Wikidata: [Q14446654](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14446654)
- iNaturalist taxon: [464495](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/464495)

## Names

- en: Poynton's River Frog

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (490), NA (28), LS (19)

## Summary

Amietia poyntoni, commonly known as Poynton's river frog, is a species of southern African aquatic frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amietia_poyntoni

## Photo

![Poynton's River Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/poynton-s-river-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141760819

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/poynton-s-river-frog?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).