African bullfrog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the African bullfrog lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pyxicephalus adspersus
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Pyxicephalidae

Where does the African bullfrog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African bullfrog in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the African bullfrog endangered?

The African bullfrog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African bullfrog?

The African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Pyxicephalidae, genus Pyxicephalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African bullfrog

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. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been extirpated from Eswatini. It has long been confused with the edible bullfrog (P. edulis), and species boundaries between them, including exact range limits, are not fully understood. Additionally, P. angusticeps of coastal East Africa only was revalidated as a separate species in 2013.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African bullfrog (revision 1380737298), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q387319 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).