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title: "Edible bullfrog"
description: "Pyxicephalus edulis — Amphibians. The edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis), also known as the pixie frog, lesser bullfrog or Peter's bullfrog, is a large-bodied African species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/edible-bullfrog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Edible bullfrog

> Pyxicephalus edulis — Amphibians. The edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis), also known as the pixie frog, lesser bullfrog or Peter's bullfrog, is a large-bodied African species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.

- Scientific name: *Pyxicephalus edulis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 734
- Wikidata: [Q2696978](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2696978)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26197](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26197)

## Names

- en: Edible bullfrog
- de: Grüner Grabfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (384), MZ (127), BW (32), ZW (29), TZ (22), MW (16), ZM (11), BJ (8), TD (8), KE (6), NG (5), SN (4)

## Summary

The edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis), also known as the pixie frog, lesser bullfrog or Peter's bullfrog, is a large-bodied African species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_bullfrog

## Photo

![Edible bullfrog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/edible-bullfrog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martin Tlustos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201252031

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/edible-bullfrog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).