Pyxicephalidae

Pyxicephalidae
	Pyxicephalus adspersus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Clade:	Ranoidea
Family:	Pyxicephalidae; Bonaparte, 1850
Subfamilies
	Cacosterninae (10 genera); Pyxicephalinae (2 genera);

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Pyxicephalidae is a family of frogs. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Classification

Pyxicephalidae has two subfamilies, with a total of 13 genera.^[1] This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae.

Family PYXICEPHALIDAE

Subfamily Cacosterninae
- Genus Amietia (15 species)
- Genus Anhydrophryne (3 species)
- Genus Arthroleptella (3 species) – Moss frogs
- Genus Cacosternum (12 species)
- Genus Ericabatrachus (1 species)
- Genus Microbatrachella (1 species) – Micro frog
- Genus Natalobatrachus (1 species)
- Genus Nothophryne (1 species)
- Genus Poyntonia (1 species)
- Genus Strongylopus (10 species)
- Genus Tomopterna (11 species)
Subfamily Pyxicephalinae
- Genus Aubria (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog
- Genus Pyxicephalus (3 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog

References

↑ Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 August 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1]. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.

[1] Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 August 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1]. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.

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