Pyxicephalidae
| Pyxicephalidae | |
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| Pyxicephalus adspersus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
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The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs found in sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2]
Classification
The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera.[1][2] This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae.[1]
Family PYXICEPHALIDAE
- Subfamily Cacosterninae[3]
- Genus Amietia (16 species)
- Genus Anhydrophryne (3 species)
- Genus Arthroleptella (7 species) – moss frogs
- Genus Cacosternum (16 species)
- Genus Microbatrachella (monotypic) – micro frog
- Genus Natalobatrachus (monotypic)
- Genus Nothophryne (monotypic)
- Genus Poyntonia (monotypic)
- Genus Strongylopus (11 species)
- Genus Tomopterna (15 species)
- Subfamily Pyxicephalinae[4]
- Genus Aubria (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog
- Genus Pyxicephalus (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog
References
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Cacosterninae Noble, 1931". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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