Pyxicephalinae
| Pyxicephalinae Temporal range:
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| Pyxicephalus adspersus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]Pyxicephalinae contains two genera, with a total of six species.[1] One extinct genus is also known from the Eocene of Europe, with a debated number of species.
- 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
- Genus †Thaumastosaurus de Stefano, 1903 - contains two to five extinct species from the Eocene of Europe
References
[edit]- ^ Darrel Frost and The American Museum of Natural History. "Pyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference.
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