{"id":1479,"date":"2025-01-14T07:15:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T07:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1479"},"modified":"2025-07-04T09:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:19:51","slug":"african-bullfrog-pyxicephalus-adspersus","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/product\/african-bullfrog-pyxicephalus-adspersus\/","title":{"rendered":"African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"190\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The <strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"24\">African bullfrog<\/strong> (<em data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"50\">Pyxicephalus adspersus<\/em>), also known as the pixie frog, is one of the largest frog species native to sub-Saharan Africa.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Males can reach up to 25 cm (10 inches) in length and weigh over 1.4 kg (3 pounds), while females are typically half the size.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Their robust bodies are olive-green with lighter underbellies, and males often display yellowish throats during the breeding season.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">These frogs inhabit diverse environments, including savannas, shrublands, and temporary water bodies.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">They are opportunistic carnivores, consuming insects, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and even other amphibians.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Notably, African bullfrogs exhibit unique parental care; males guard their tadpoles and may even dig channels to prevent their pools from drying out.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus), also known as the pixie frog, is one of the largest frog species native to sub-Saharan Africa. Males can reach up to 25 cm (10 inches) in length and weigh over 1.4 kg (3 pounds), while females are typically half the size. Their robust bodies are olive-green with lighter underbellies,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/product\/african-bullfrog-pyxicephalus-adspersus\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[15,29],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1479","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-all","7":"product_cat-frog-series","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1479"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1479"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalheavenlybody.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}