Pyxicephalidae
Also known as: African Box-headed Frogs, African Bullfrogs, Afrikanische Ochsenfrösche, Apvaligalviniai, Водоносы, アフリカウシガエル科, 箱頭蛙科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Pyxicephalidae |
| Published in | Bonaparte, C. L. J. L. (1850). Conspectus Systematum. Herpetologiae et Amphibiologiae. Editio altera reformata. <em>Lugdini Batavorum: E. J. Brill.</em> |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 12 |
| Species records held | 88 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 112 |
| GBIF key | 3094 |
Genera in Pyxicephalidae
- Amietia — 16 species: Amietia angolensis, Amietia chapini, Amietia delalandii, Amietia desaegeri, Amietia fuscigula, Amietia hymenopus, Amietia inyangae, Amietia johnstoni
- Cacosternum — 16 species: Cacosternum aggestum, Cacosternum australis, Cacosternum boettgeri, Cacosternum capense, Cacosternum karooicum, Cacosternum kinangopensis, Cacosternum leleupi, Cacosternum namaquense
- Tomopterna — 16 species: Tomopterna branchi, Tomopterna cryptotis, Tomopterna damarensis, Tomopterna delalandii, Tomopterna elegans, Tomopterna gallmanni, Tomopterna kachowskii, Tomopterna krugerensis
- Arthroleptella — 10 species: Arthroleptella atermina, Arthroleptella bicolor, Arthroleptella draconella, Arthroleptella drewesii, Arthroleptella kogelbergensis, Arthroleptella landdrosia, Arthroleptella lightfooti, Arthroleptella rugosa
- Strongylopus — 10 species: Strongylopus bonaespei, Strongylopus fasciatus, Strongylopus fuelleborni, Strongylopus grayii, Strongylopus kilimanjaro, Strongylopus kitumbeine, Strongylopus merumontanus, Strongylopus rhodesianus
- Nothophryne — 6 species: Nothophryne baylissi, Nothophryne broadleyi, Nothophryne inagoensis, Nothophryne ribauensis, Nothophryne unilurio, Nothophryne unilurium
- Pyxicephalus — 5 species: Pyxicephalus adspersus, Pyxicephalus angusticeps, Pyxicephalus edulis, Pyxicephalus obbianus, Pyxicephalus spec
- Anhydrophryne — 3 species: Anhydrophryne hewitti, Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis, Anhydrophryne rattrayi
- Aubria — 3 species: Aubria masako, Aubria spec, Aubria subsigillata
- Microbatrachella — 1 species: Microbatrachella capensis
- Natalobatrachus — 1 species: Natalobatrachus bonebergi
- Poyntonia — 1 species: Poyntonia paludicola
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.