Pyxicephalinae is a subfamily of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" '' Triadobatrachus'' is ...

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Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon '' Thaumastosaurus'' lived in Europe. Classification The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera. This ...

Classification

Pyxicephalinae contains two genera, with a total of six species. *Subfamily Pyxicephalinae'' ** Genus ''

Aubria ''Aubria'' is a small genus of frogs, with two (possibly three) known species. All members of this genus are found in West Africa. Their common name is ball frogs or fishing frogs. Etymology The genus name ''Aubria'' is in honour of Charles Eug ...

'' Boulenger, 1917 - contains two species, the Masako fishing frog and the brown ball frog ** Genus ''

Pyxicephalus ''Pyxicephalus'' (πυξίς, ''pyxis'' = "(round) box," κεφαλή, ''kephalē'' = "head") is a genus of true frogs from Sub-Saharan Africa, commonly referred to as African bull frogs or bull frogs. They are very large (''P. adspersus'') to l ...

'' Tschudi, 1838 - contains four species of African bull frogs

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Pyxicephalidae Tetrapod subfamilies Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte {{Ranoidea-stub