🦋 Family

Pyxicephalidae

18 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Amphibia › Anura › Pyxicephalidae

Pyxicephalus adspersus Tschudi, 1838

The African bullfrog is a large anuran native to southern Africa, kept as an exotic pet and eaten as a delicacy in Namibia.

Pyxicephalus edulis Peters, 1854

Pyxicephalus edulis, the edible bullfrog, is a large African frog consumed locally and occasionally kept as a pet.

Arthroleptella lightfooti (Boulenger, 1910)

Arthroleptella lightfooti, Lightfoot's moss frog, is a Pyxicephalidae frog endemic to South Africa threatened by habitat loss.

Natalobatrachus bonebergi Hewitt & Methuen, 1912

Natalobatrachus bonebergi is an endemic South African frog threatened by habitat loss, living in coastal and riverine bush habitats.

Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950

Cacosternum platys is an endemic South African frog species in the Pyxicephalidae family that lives in a wide range of habitats.

Cacosternum boettgeri (Boulenger, 1882)

Cacosternum boettgeri, or Boettger's dainty frog, is a Pyxicephalidae frog endemic to southern Africa that lives in many habitat types.

Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887

Cacosternum nanum, the bronze caco, is a common Pyxicephalidae frog found across parts of southern Africa.

Poyntonia paludicola Channing & Boycott, 1989

Poyntonia paludicola is a small warty frog species that lives in montane fynbos habitats in high rainfall regions.

Microbatrachella capensis (Boulenger, 1910)

Microbatrachella capensis, the micro frog, is a tiny endemic South African frog found in coastal fynbos wetlands.

Tomopterna natalensis (Smith, 1849)

Tomopterna natalensis, the Natal sand frog, is a pyxicephalid frog found across parts of southern Africa.

Tomopterna marmorata (Peters, 1854)

Tomopterna marmorata, the marbled sand frog, is a Pyxicephalidae frog native to East and southern Africa.

Tomopterna delalandii (Tschudi, 1838)

Tomopterna delalandii, also called Delalande's sand frog, is a robust toad-like frog found in southern African open habitats.

Tomopterna tandyi Channing & Bogart, 1996

Tomopterna tandyi, Tandy's sand frog, is a small adaptable frog found in southern African open habitats.

Amietia delalandii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Amietia delalandii, the Delalande's river frog, is a Southern African stream-breeding frog vulnerable to Batrachochytrium infection.

Amietia fuscigula (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Amietia fuscigula, the Cape river frog, is a fairly large aquatic frog found across a wide range of freshwater-associated habitats.

Strongylopus bonaespei (Dubois, 1981)

Strongylopus bonaespei, the banded stream frog, is a patterned South African endemic frog found in Cape regions.

Strongylopus grayii (Smith, 1849)

Strongylopus grayii (Gray's stream frog) is a common small frog native to southern Africa with an introduced population on Saint Helena.

Strongylopus fasciatus (Smith, 1849)

Strongylopus fasciatus is a small striped frog native to southern Africa, found in wet habitats and tolerant of human disturbance.

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Hylidae 170 species Ranidae 117 species Bufonidae 113 species Rhacophoridae 69 species Craugastoridae 58 species Leptodactylidae 58 species Pelodryadidae 53 species Microhylidae 41 species

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