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{{Short description|Subfamily of amphibians}} |
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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|40|0|[[Late Eocene]] to present}} |
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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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| taxon = Pyxicephalinae |
| taxon = Pyxicephalinae |
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| authority=Bonaparte, 1850 |
| authority = Bonaparte, 1850 |
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'''Pyxicephalinae''' is a [[subfamily]] of [[frog]]s under the family [[Pyxicephalidae]] |
'''Pyxicephalinae''' is a [[subfamily]] of [[frog]]s under the family [[Pyxicephalidae]]. |
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==Classification== |
==Classification== |
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Pyxicephalinae contains two genera, with a total of |
Pyxicephalinae contains two genera, with a total of six species.<ref name="amnh"> |
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{{cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=references&sf_id=201 |
{{cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=references&sf_id=201 |
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|title=Pyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850 |
|title=Pyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850 |
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|author=Darrel Frost and The American Museum of Natural History|publisher=Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference}} |
|author=Darrel Frost and The American Museum of Natural History|publisher=Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference}} |
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</ref> One extinct genus is also known from the Eocene of Europe, with a debated number of species. |
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*Subfamily Pyxicephalinae |
*Subfamily Pyxicephalinae |
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** Genus ''[[Aubria]]'' <small>Boulenger, 1917</small> - |
** Genus ''[[Aubria]]'' <small>Boulenger, 1917</small> - contains two species, the Masako fishing frog and the brown ball frog |
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** Genus ''[[Pyxicephalus]]'' <small>Tschudi, 1838</small> - |
** Genus ''[[Pyxicephalus]]'' <small>Tschudi, 1838</small> - contains four species of African bull frogs |
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** Genus †''[[Thaumastosaurus]]'' <small>de Stefano, 1903</small> - contains two to five extinct species from the Eocene of Europe |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Anura}} |
{{Anura}} |
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[[Category:Pyxicephalidae]] |
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[[Category:Amphibian subfamilies]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 26 March 2024
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| Pyxicephalus adspersus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Darrel Frost and The American Museum of Natural History. "Pyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference.
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