Pyxicephalidae

Pyxicephalidae
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Suborder:	Neobatrachia
Family:	Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
Subfamilies
Cacosterninae (11 genera) Pyxicephalinae (2 genera)

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

Classification

Pyxicephalidae contains 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

v d 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 Bufonidae Centrolenidae Craugastoridae Dendrobatidae Heleophrynidae Hemiphractidae Hemisotidae Hylidae Hyperoliidae Leptodactylidae Mantellidae Microhylidae Myobatrachidae Petropedetidae Pyxicephalidae Ranidae Rhacophoridae Rhinodermatidae Sooglossidae