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{{Short description|Family of amphibians}} |
{{Short description|Family of amphibians}} |
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| image = Pyxicephalus adspersus, Boston Aquarium.jpg |
| image = Pyxicephalus adspersus, Boston Aquarium.jpg |
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| image_caption = ''[[Pyxicephalus adspersus]]'' |
| image_caption = ''[[Pyxicephalus adspersus]]'' |
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| authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850 |
| authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850 |
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| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies |
| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies |
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| subdivision = |
| subdivision = *[[Cacosterninae]] (10 genera) |
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*[[Cacosterninae]] (10 genera) |
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*[[Pyxicephalinae]] (2 genera) |
*[[Pyxicephalinae]] (2 genera) |
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The '''Pyxicephalidae''' are a [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[frog]]s currently found in [[sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae |title=Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Pyxicephalidae.shtml |title=Pyxicephalidae |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref> However, in the [[Eocene]], the taxon ''Thaumastosaurus'' lived in Europe.<ref name="Lemierre et al. 2021">{{cite journal |last1=Lemierre |first1=Alfred |last2=Folie |first2=Annelise |last3=Bailon |first3=Salvador |last4=Robin |first4=Ninon |last5=Laurin |first5=Michel |title=From toad to frog, a CT-based reconsideration of Bufo servatus, an Eocene anuran mummy from Quercy (France) |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |date=4 May 2021 |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=e1989694 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.1989694 |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2021.1989694 |issn=0272-4634}}</ref> |
The '''Pyxicephalidae''' are a [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[frog]]s currently found in [[sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae |title=Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Pyxicephalidae.shtml |title=Pyxicephalidae |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref> However, in the [[Eocene]], the taxon ''[[Thaumastosaurus]]'' lived in Europe.<ref name="Lemierre et al. 2021">{{cite journal |last1=Lemierre |first1=Alfred |last2=Folie |first2=Annelise |last3=Bailon |first3=Salvador |last4=Robin |first4=Ninon |last5=Laurin |first5=Michel |title=From toad to frog, a CT-based reconsideration of Bufo servatus, an Eocene anuran mummy from Quercy (France) |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |date=4 May 2021 |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=e1989694 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.1989694 |s2cid=244552296 |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2021.1989694 |issn=0272-4634}}</ref> |
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==Classification== |
==Classification== |
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** Genus ''[[Aubria]]'' (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog |
** Genus ''[[Aubria]]'' (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog |
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** Genus ''[[Pyxicephalus]]'' (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog |
** Genus ''[[Pyxicephalus]]'' (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog |
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** Genus ''Thaumastosaurus'' (3 species) – |
** Genus †''[[Thaumastosaurus]]'' (3-5 species) – [[western Europe]], [[Eocene]] (extinct) |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 22:17, 6 December 2023
Pyxicephalidae Temporal range:
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Pyxicephalus adspersus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Clade: | Ranoidea |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
Subfamilies | |
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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
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
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Lemierre, Alfred; Folie, Annelise; Bailon, Salvador; Robin, Ninon; Laurin, Michel (4 May 2021). "From toad to frog, a CT-based reconsideration of Bufo servatus, an Eocene anuran mummy from Quercy (France)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (3): e1989694. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1989694. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 244552296.
- ^ 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.