Pyxicephalinae

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Pyxicephalinae
Temporal range: Late Eocene to present
File:Pyxicephalus adspersus, Boston Aquarium.jpg
Pyxicephalus adspersus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamily: Pyxicephalinae
Bonaparte, 1850

Pyxicephalinae is a subfamily of frogs under the family Pyxicephalidae.

Classification

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Pyxicephalinae contains two genera, with a total of six species.[1] One extinct genus is also known from the Eocene of Europe, with a debated number of species.

  • Subfamily Pyxicephalinae
    • Genus Aubria Boulenger, 1917 - contains two species, the Masako fishing frog and the brown ball frog
    • Genus Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838 - contains four species of African bull frogs
    • Genus †Thaumastosaurus de Stefano, 1903 - contains two to five extinct species from the Eocene of Europe

References

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