Pyxicephalidae
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| Pyxicephalidae Temporal range:
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| Pyxicephalus adspersus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
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The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2] However, in the Eocene, the taxon Thaumastosaurus lived in Europe.[3]
Classification
[edit | edit source]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[4]
- 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[5]
- 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)
References
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Extant anuran families by suborder | ||
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| Archaeobatrachia |  | |
| Mesobatrachia | ||
| Neobatrachia |
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