Pyxicephalus edulis

Pyxicephalus edulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Pyxicephalinae
Genus: Pyxicephalus
Species: Pyxicephalus edulis

Name

Pyxicephalus edulis Peters, 1854

Type locality: "Mossambique, Boror, Tette".

Syntypes: ZMB 3349 (2 specimens; Moçambique), 3350 (2 specimens; Moçambique), 10056 (2 specimens; Tette) & 10057 (2 specimens; Sena).

Synonyms

• Pyxicephalus edulis Peters, 1854
• Maltzania bufonia Boettger, 1881
• Rana maltzanii Boulenger, 1882
• Phrynopsis boulengerii Pfeffer, 1893
• Pyxicephalus flavigula Calabresi, 1916
• Rana bufonia — Noble, 1924
• Phrynopsis usambarae Ahl, 1924
• Rana flavicula — Scortecci, 1932
• Rana (Pyxicephalus) flavigula — Scortecci, 1933
• Rana adspersa edulis — Loveridge, 1950
• Rana adspersa maltzanii — Loveridge, 1950
• Rana (Pyxicephalus) reiensis Monard, 1951
• Rana (Pyxicephalus) adspersa reiensis — Perret & Mertens, 1957
• Pyxicephalus adspersus edulis — Laurent In Gans, Laurent & Pandit, 1965
• Pyxicephalus edulis — Perret, 1966
• Rana (Pyxicephalus) adspersa edulis — Dubois, 1981
• Rana (Pyxicephalus) adspersa angusticeps — Dubois, 1981
• Pyxicephalus adspersus angusticeps Parry, 1982

References

• Peters, 1854, Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1854: 626.
• Parry, 1982, Ann. Natal Mus., 25: 289.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Pyxicephalus edulis . Accessed on 27 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pyxicephalus edulis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 27 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Edible African Bullfrog