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The African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus), also known as the giant bullfrog or the South African burrowing frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.It is also known as the pixie frog due to its scientific name.
Pyxicephalus (πυξίς, pyxis = "(round) box," κεφαλή, kephalē = "head") is a genus of true frogs from Sub-Saharan Africa, commonly referred to as African bull frogs or bull frogs. [1] They are very large ( P. adspersus ) to large (remaining species) frogs, with females significantly smaller than males. [ 2 ]
The edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis), also known as the pixie frog, lesser bullfrog or Peter's bullfrog, [2] is a large-bodied African species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. Description [ edit ]
Genus Aubria (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog Genus Pyxicephalus (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog Genus † Thaumastosaurus (3-5 species) – western Europe , Eocene (extinct)
In captivity, C. cranwelli and C. ornata are the most popular species, [4] along with the "fantasy frog", a captive-produced hybrid between C. cranwelli and C. cornuta.These frogs can live in a terrarium with a floor area 8-10 times the size of the frog. [4]
A golden-backed frog was discovered with a tiny mushroom growing out of its flank, leaving scientists to question what might be the cause for the unique fungal growth. A frog in India has a ...
The oldest fossil records of frogs more closely related to pipid frogs than to other extant frog families extends into the Early Cretaceous. The oldest known crown group pipids are Oumtkoutia and Pachycentrata from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco and Niger, respectively. [9] Included taxa after A. M. Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2019 [10]
Pithecopus hypochondrialis, the northern orange-legged leaf frog or tiger-legged monkey frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae found in South America. . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland ...