Biology:Pyxicephalinae

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Short description: Subfamily of amphibians

Pyxicephalinae
Pyxicephalus adspersus, Boston Aquarium.jpg
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamily: Pyxicephalinae
Bonaparte, 1850

Pyxicephalinae is a subfamily of frogs under the family Pyxicephalidae.

Classification

Pyxicephalinae contains two genera, with a total of six species.[1]

  • Subfamily Pyxicephalinae
    • Genus Aubria Boulenger, 1917 - contains two species, the Masako fishing frog and the brown ball frog
    • Genus Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838 - contains four species of African bull frogs

References

  1. Darrel Frost and The American Museum of Natural History. "Pyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=references&sf_id=201. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3411457 entry