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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 is a large bodied frog in which the males typically reach 8.3–12 cm (3.3–4.7 in) in snout–to–vent length and the females 8.5–11 cm (3.3–4.3 in). [3] Exceptionally large males may even reach 13.8 cm (5.4 in), although the species does not approach the sizes attained by the related African bullfrog (P. adspersus). [4]
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)
A giant frog species that hopped alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is now losing ground in its native Chile as climate change and human intervention damage its habitat. The ...
The goliath frog (Conraua goliath), otherwise known commonly as the giant slippery frog and the goliath bullfrog, is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. The Goliath frog is the largest living frog. [3] [4] Specimens can reach up to about 35 centimetres (14 in) in snout–vent length and 3.3 kilograms (7.3 lb) in weight. [5]
The population of the mountain chicken frog, once abundant in the Caribbean, has dropped by over 99% in 20 years due to a deadly fungal disease. ... Giant chicken frog faces extinction due to a ...
Wearing a 12-foot albino Burmese python named Fluffy around his neck is just another day at work for Jack Baugus. Or, maybe he’s checking on Bubbles, his 3-foot-long alligator, or chatting it up ...