Cape caco

Cape caco
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Pyxicephalidae
Genus:Cacosternum
Species: C. capense
Binomial name
Cacosternum capense
Hewitt, 1925

The Cape caco or Cape dainty frog (Cacosternum capense) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; South African Frog Re-assessment Group (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Cacosternum capense". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T3441A77163164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3441A77163164.en. Retrieved 1 December 2017.


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