Cape caco
Appearance
Cape caco | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Cacosternum |
Species: | C. capense
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Binomial name | |
Cacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925
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The Cape caco or Cape dainty frog (Cacosternum capense) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. 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
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; South African Frog Re-assessment Group (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Cacosternum capense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T3441A77163164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3441A77163164.en.