Cacosternum

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Cacosternum
Cacosternum platys.jpg
Flat caco (Cacosternum platys)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamily: Cacosterninae
Genus: Cacosternum
Boulenger, 1887
Species

16, see text.

Cacosternum is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa.[1][2] They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs.[1]

Species[]

The genus contains 16 species:[1]

  • Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
  • Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
  • Cacosternum boettgeri (Boulenger, 1882) – Boettger's dainty frog
  • Cacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925 – Cape caco
  • Cacosternum karooicum Boycott, de Villiers, and Scott, 2002 – Karoo dainty frog
  • Channing and Schmitz, 2009
  • Cacosternum leleupi Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco
  • Cacosternum namaquense Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco
  • Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
  • Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco
  • Cacosternum parvum Poynton, 1963 – mountain caco
  • Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950 – flat caco
  • Channing, Brun, Burger, Febvre, and Moyer, 2005
  • Channing, Schmidtz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
  • Cacosternum striatum FitzSimons, 1947 – striped caco
  • Conradie, 2014

Cacosternum poyntoni, Poynton's caco, is now considered a synonym of Cacosternum nanum.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Cacosternum Boulenger, 1887". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2014.


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