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.

The African bullfrog is one of the largest species of frog, second only to the endangered West African goliath frog (Conraua goliath). Male African bullfrogs are much larger than the females and can weigh as much as 2 kg (4 pounds) and can grow as long as 25.5 cm (10 inches). The animals are chubby with large heads and have textured ridges on ...

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 ]

One of the most adapt­able am­phib­ians on earth, Pyx­i­cephalus can tol­er­ate some of the harsh­est en­vi­ron­ments in Africa. Cer­tain areas of their range can be com­pletely dry for years at a time, and can reach sur­face tem­per­a­tures over 100 de­grees F, and drop to below freez­ing dur­ing the win­ter.

2024年5月27日 · The African bullfrog is the biggest frog in sub-Saharan Africa. The African bullfrog is one of the largest frogs on Earth, with the Goliath Frog being the biggest. Also known as the Giant African Bullfrog, the male of the species can grow to …

The African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is also known as the pixie frog due to its Latin name. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2024年4月15日 · Four species of African bullfrogs are currently recognised. We describe a new species from southern Africa, which can be distinguished on the basis of morphology, advertisement call and DNA sequences.

African Bullfrogs, Giant Bullfrogs, Pixie Frogs, whatever you want to call them, originate in southern African countries. Their northern range starts in Tanzania, moves through Zambia and Zimbabwe, west to Namibia, central to Botswana, and ends in South Africa.

2014年1月1日 · The African Bullfrog (Pyxiecephalus adspersus) is one of the largest frogs in Africa. Adult males may reach 9 inches or more (23 cm). Females are much smaller. In nearly all species of frogs, the female is larger than the male.

2021年11月17日 · Find the African Bullfrog Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. In the atlas region, this species inhabits several bushveld vegetation types in the northeastern parts of the Savanna Biome, from sea level to an altitude of about 1500 m (Jacobsen 1989).