Pyxicephalinae Explained

Pyxicephalinae is a subfamily of frogs under the family Pyxicephalidae.

Classification

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850. Darrel Frost and The American Museum of Natural History. Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference.