Pyxicephalus edulis Peters, 1854
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pyxicephalus edulis Peters, 1854
- Name authority
- Peters, 1854
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
- Pyxicephalus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyPyxicephalinae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusPyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838
- speciesPyxicephalus edulis Peters, 1854
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pyxicephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pyxicephalus adspersus Tschudi, 1838 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pyxicephalus beytelli Du Preez, Netherlands, Rödel & Channing, 2024 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pyxicephalus angusticeps Parry, 1982 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pyxicephalus obbianus Calabresi, 1927 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pyxicephalus flavigula Calabresi, 1916 Calabresi, 1916 | synonym |
| Rana flavicula (Calabresi, 1916) (Calabresi, 1916) | synonym |
| Rana maltzanii Boulenger, 1882 Boulenger, 1882 | synonym |
| Rana adspersa maltzanii Boulenger, 1882 Boulenger, 1882 | synonym |
| Maltzania bufonia Boettger, 1881 Boettger, 1881 | synonym |
| Phrynopsis boulengerii Pfeffer, 1893 Pfeffer, 1893 | synonym |
| Phrynopsis usambarae Ahl, 1924 Ahl, 1924 | synonym |
| Pyxicephalus adspersus edulis Peters, 1854 Peters, 1854 | synonym |
| Rana reiensis Monard, 1951 Monard, 1951 | synonym |
| Pyxicephalus maltzani (Boulenger, 1882) (Boulenger, 1882) | synonym |
| Rana adspersa edulis (Peters, 1854) (Peters, 1854) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=665252 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4QYCM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.