Pyxicephalinae
Subfamily of amphibians
Pyxicephalinae Temporal range: Late Eocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Pyxicephalus adspersus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
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
- ^ 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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Extant anuran families by suborder
![White-lipped Tree Frog](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/White-Lipped-small.jpg/50px-White-Lipped-small.jpg)
- 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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