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Pyxicephalus  Tschudi, 1838
Taxonomic Serial No.: 661535

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Maltzania Boettger, 1881
  
    Phrynopsis Pfeffer, 1893
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderAnura  – Frogs, perereca, rã, sapo, crapauds, grenouilles, Toads  
                            FamilyPyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850  
                               SubfamilyPyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850  
                                  GenusPyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838  
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                                     SpeciesPyxicephalus adspersus Tschudi, 1838  
                                     SpeciesPyxicephalus angusticeps Parry, 1982  
                                     SpeciesPyxicephalus beytelli Du Preez, Netherlands, Rödel and Channing, 2024  
                                     SpeciesPyxicephalus edulis Peters, 1854  
                                     SpeciesPyxicephalus obbianus Calabresi, 1927  
       

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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World 6.2 2025-09-15, database (version 6.2)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2025. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 (15 September, 2025). lectronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Pyxicephalus   
       
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
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