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{{Short description|Family of amphibians}}
{{Automatic Taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Pyxicephalidae
| oldest_fossil = Eocene
| image = Pyxicephalus adspersus, Boston Aquarium.jpg
| image = Pyxicephalus adspersus, Boston Aquarium.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Pyxicephalus adspersus]]''
| image_caption = ''[[Pyxicephalus adspersus]]''
| taxon = Pyxicephalidae
| taxon = Pyxicephalidae
| authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850
| authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850
| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
| subdivision =
| subdivision = *[[Cacosterninae]] (10 genera)
*[[Cacosterninae]] (10 genera)
*[[Pyxicephalinae]] (2 genera)
*[[Pyxicephalinae]] (2 genera)
}}
}}


The '''Pyxicephalidae''' are a [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[frog]]s 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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=3 May 2014}}</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>


==Classification==
==Classification==
The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera.<ref name=frost/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/> This family was formerly considered part of the family [[Ranidae]].<ref name=frost/>
The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera.<ref name=frost/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/> This family was formerly considered part of the family [[Ranidae]].<ref name=frost/>


Family '''PYXICEPHALIDAE'''
Family '''Pyxicephalidae'''
* Subfamily [[Cacosterninae]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae/Cacosterninae |title=Cacosterninae Noble, 1931 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref>
* Subfamily [[Cacosterninae]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae/Cacosterninae |title=Cacosterninae Noble, 1931 |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>
** Genus ''[[Amietia]]'' (16 species)
** Genus ''[[Amietia]]'' (16 species)
** Genus ''[[Anhydrophryne]]'' (3 species)
** Genus ''[[Anhydrophryne]]'' (3 species)
** Genus ''[[Arthroleptella]]'' (7 species) – moss frogs
** Genus ''[[Arthroleptella]]'' (10 species) – moss frogs
** Genus ''[[Cacosternum]]'' (16 species)
** Genus ''[[Cacosternum]]'' (16 species)
** Genus ''[[Microbatrachella]]'' (monotypic) – [[micro frog]]
** Genus ''[[Microbatrachella]]'' (monotypic) – micro frog
** Genus ''[[Natalobatrachus]]'' (monotypic)
** Genus ''[[Natalobatrachus]]'' (monotypic)
** Genus ''[[Nothophryne]]'' (monotypic)
** Genus ''[[Nothophryne]]'' (5 species) – mongrel frogs
** Genus ''[[Poyntonia]]'' (monotypic)
** Genus ''[[Poyntonia]]'' (monotypic)
** Genus ''[[Strongylopus]]'' (11 species)
** Genus ''[[Strongylopus]]'' (10 species)
** Genus ''[[Tomopterna]]'' (15 species)
** Genus ''[[Tomopterna]]'' (16 species)
*Subfamily [[Pyxicephalinae]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae/Pyxicephalinae |title=Pyxicephalinae 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 |accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref>
*Subfamily [[Pyxicephalinae]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae/Pyxicephalinae |title=Pyxicephalinae 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>
** Genus ''[[Aubria]]'' (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog
** Genus ''[[Aubria]]'' (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog
** Genus ''[[Pyxicephalus]]'' (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog
** Genus ''[[Pyxicephalus]]'' (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog
** Genus †''[[Thaumastosaurus]]'' (3-5 species) – [[western Europe]], [[Eocene]] (extinct)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Frogs by classification]]
[[Category:Pyxicephalidae| ]]
[[Category:Pyxicephalidae| ]]
[[Category:Amphibian families]]
[[Category:Amphibian families]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte]]
[[Category:Afrotropical realm fauna]]

Latest revision as of 22:17, 6 December 2023

Pyxicephalidae
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Clade: Ranoidea
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Bonaparte, 1850
Subfamilies

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]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  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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