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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>


==Classification==
==Classification==

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Pyxicephalidae
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Clade: Ranoidea
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Bonaparte, 1850
Subfamilies

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.