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Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Classif. Batrach. (ex Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchâtel, 2, 1839 [1840], 46, 83).

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Amphibia
order
Anura
family
Pyxicephalidae
genus
Pyxicephalus

Name

Synonyms
Maltzania Boettger, 1881
Phrynopsis Pfeffer, 1893
Pyxidocephalus Agassiz, 1846
Homonyms
Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838
Common names
African Bullfrogs in English
Brulpaddas in Afrikaans
Крапчатая роющая лягушка in Russian
アフリカウシガエル属 in Japanese
箱頭蛙屬 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. Classif. Batrach. (ex Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchâtel, 2, 1839 [1840], 46, 83).
  4. CoL 2006
  5. Frost, D. R. (2023). Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. 10.5531/db.vz.0001
  6. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  7. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  8. Rees, T. (compiler) . (2026). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Available from https://www.irmng.org at VLIZ. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.
  9. Tschudi, J. J. (1838). Classification der Batrachier, mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Thiere dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 2:1-100.
  10. as per family
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