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Karoo dainty frog

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Karoo dainty frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Cacosternum
Species:
C. karooicum
Binomial name
Cacosternum karooicum
Boycott, de Villiers & Scott, 2002

The Karoo dainty frog (Cacosternum karooicum) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rocky areas, and ponds.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Cacosternum karooicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58067A18404107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58067A18404107.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.