What is Pyxicephalidae?
{{Automatic taxobox | image = Pyxicephalus adspersus, Boston Aquarium.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Pyxicephalus adspersus]]'' | taxon = Pyxicephalidae | authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850 | subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies | subdivision = *[[Cacosterninae]] (10 genera) *[[Pyxicephalinae]] (2 genera) }} '''Pyxicephalidae''' is a [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[frog]]s. They are found in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]. ==Classification== Pyxicephalidae has two subfamilies, with a total of 13 [[genus|genera]].<ref>Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 August 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/]. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.</ref> This family was formerly considered part of the family [[Ranidae]]. Family '''PYXICEPHALIDAE''' * Subfamily ''[[Cacosterninae]]'' ** Genus ''[[Amietia]]'' (15 species) ** Genus ''[[Anhydrophryne]]'' (3 species) ** Genus ''[[Arthroleptella]]'' (3 species) – Moss frogs ** Genus ''[[Cacosternum]]'' (12 species) ** Genus ''[[Ericabatrachus]]'' (1 species) ** Genus ''[[Microbatrachella]]'' (1 species) – [[Micro frog]] ** Genus ''[[Natalobatrachus]]'' (1 species) ** Genus ''[[Nothophryne]]'' (1 species) ** Genus ''[[Poyntonia]]'' (1 species) ** Genus ''[[Strongylopus]]'' (10 species) ** Genus ''[[Tomopterna]]'' (11 species) *Subfamily ''[[Pyxicephalinae]]'' ** Genus ''[[Aubria]]'' (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog ** Genus ''[[Pyxicephalus]]'' (3 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Frogs of Africa]]