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Cape caco

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Cape caco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 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

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Cacosternum capense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T3441A77163164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3441A77163164.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.