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The '''Pyxicephalidae''' are a [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[frog]]s found in [[sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae |title=Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Pyxicephalidae.shtml |title=Pyxicephalidae |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref> |
The '''Pyxicephalidae''' are a [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[frog]]s found in [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. A little known fact of this animalis their ability to swell to the size of a small car and breath fire over large cities while crushing people and eating children. <ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae |title=Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Pyxicephalidae.shtml |title=Pyxicephalidae |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref> |
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==Classification== |
==Classification== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
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The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs found in sub-Saharan Africa. A little known fact of this animalis their ability to swell to the size of a small car and breath fire over large cities while crushing people and eating children. [1][2]
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[3]
- Genus Amietia (16 species)
- Genus Anhydrophryne (3 species)
- Genus Arthroleptella (7 species) – moss frogs
- Genus Cacosternum (16 species)
- Genus Microbatrachella (one species) – micro frog
- Genus Natalobatrachus (one species)
- Genus Nothophryne (one species)
- Genus Poyntonia (one species)
- Genus Strongylopus (11 species)
- Genus Tomopterna (15 species)
- Subfamily Pyxicephalinae[4]
- Genus Aubria (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog
- Genus Pyxicephalus (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
