Pyxicephalidae
family of amphibians
Pyxicephalidae is a family of frogs. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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| Pyxicephalus adspersus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
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Classification
changePyxicephalidae has 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