Pyxicephalidae
Family of amphibians
The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon Thaumastosaurus lived in Europe.
01Classification
The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera. This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae.
Family Pyxicephalidae
- Subfamily Cacosterninae
- Genus Amietia (16 species)
- Genus Anhydrophryne (3 species)
- Genus Arthroleptella (10 species), moss frogs
- Genus Cacosternum (16 species)
- Genus Microbatrachella (monotypic), micro frog
- Genus Natalobatrachus (monotypic)
- Genus Nothophryne (5 species), mongrel frogs
- Genus Poyntonia (monotypic)
- Genus Strongylopus (10 species)
- Genus Tomopterna (16 species)
- Subfamily Pyxicephalinae
- Genus Aubria (2 species), Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog
- Genus Pyxicephalus (4 species), African bull frogs, pixie frog
- Genus †Thaumastosaurus (3-5 species), western Europe, Eocene (extinct)
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- Pyxicephalus adspersus, Boston Aquarium.jpg by Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0
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