Pyxicephalidae

The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa.^[1][2] However, in the Eocene, the taxon Thaumastosaurus lived in Europe.^[3]

Pyxicephalidae Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Clade:	Ranoidea
Family:	Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
Subfamilies
Cacosterninae (10 genera) Pyxicephalinae (2 genera)

Classification

The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera.^[1][2] This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae.^[1]

Family Pyxicephalidae

• Subfamily Cacosterninae^[4]
  • Genus Amietia (16 species)
  • Genus Anhydrophryne (3 species)
  • Genus Arthroleptella (10 species) – moss frogs
  • Genus Cacosternum (16 species)
  • Genus Microbatrachella (monotypic) – micro frog
  • Genus Natalobatrachus (monotypic)
  • Genus Nothophryne (5 species) – mongrel frogs
  • Genus Poyntonia (monotypic)
  • Genus Strongylopus (10 species)
  • Genus Tomopterna (16 species)
• Subfamily Pyxicephalinae^[5]
  • Genus Aubria (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog
  • Genus Pyxicephalus (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog
  • Genus †Thaumastosaurus (3-5 species) – western Europe, Eocene (extinct)

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
2. "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
3. Lemierre, Alfred; Folie, Annelise; Bailon, Salvador; Robin, Ninon; Laurin, Michel (4 May 2021). "From toad to frog, a CT-based reconsideration of Bufo servatus, an Eocene anuran mummy from Quercy (France)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (3): e1989694. Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E9694L. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1989694. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 244552296.
4. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Cacosterninae Noble, 1931". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
5. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2014.