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Katanga caco

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Katanga caco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Cacosternum
Species:
C. leleupi
Binomial name
Cacosternum leleupi
Laurent, 1950

The Katanga caco or Katanga metal frog (Cacosternum leleupi) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family, endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent rivers, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Sources

  • Poynton, J.; Scott, E. (2004). "Cacosternum leleupi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T58068A11726379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58068A11726379.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.