Pyxicephalidae

Pyxicephalidae; Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	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);

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. . 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.

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[frost-1] 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.

[AmphibiaWeb-2] "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

[Lemierre_et_al._2021-3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

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v t e Extant anuran families by suborder
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Craniata Superclass Tetrapoda Class Amphibia
Archaeobatrachia	Ascaphidae Bombinatoridae Discoglossidae Leiopelmatidae
Mesobatrachia	Megophryidae Pelobatidae Pelodytidae Pipidae Scaphiopodidae Rhinophrynidae
Neobatrachia	Amphignathodontidae Aromobatidae Arthroleptidae Brachycephalidae Brevicipitidae Bufonidae Centrolenidae Craugastoridae Dendrobatidae Heleophrynidae Hemiphractidae Hemisotidae Hylidae Hyperoliidae Leptodactylidae Mantellidae Microhylidae Myobatrachidae Petropedetidae Pyxicephalidae Ranidae Rhacophoridae Rhinodermatidae Sooglossidae
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Pyxicephalidae Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

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)