Flat caco
Flat caco | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Cacosternum |
Species: | C. platys
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Binomial name | |
Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950
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The flat caco, flat dainty frog, or smooth dainty frog (Cacosternum platys) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, irrigated land, canals and ditches, and introduced vegetation.
References[]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Cacosternum platys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T58072A100022964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T58072A100022964.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Cacosternum
- Endemic amphibians of South Africa
- Amphibians described in 1950
- Amphibian stubs