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Cacosternum
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon '' Thaumastosaurus'' lived in Europe. Classification The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera. This f ... that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * '' Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquen ...
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Cacosternum
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon '' Thaumastosaurus'' lived in Europe. Classification The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera. This f ... that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * '' Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquen ...
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Cacosternum Nanogularum
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * '' Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquense'' Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco * '' Cacosternum nanogularum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco * ''Cacosternum parvum The mountain caco or small dainty frog (''Cacosternum parv ...
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Cacosternum Thorini
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * '' Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquense'' Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco * ''Cacosternum nanogularum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco * ''Cacosternum parvum The mountain caco or small dainty frog (''Cacosternum parvu ...
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Cacosternum Aggestum
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * '' Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquense'' Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco * ''Cacosternum nanogularum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco * ''Cacosternum parvum'' Poynton, 1963 – mountain caco * '' Cacosternum platys'' R ...
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Cacosternum Australis
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * ''Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquense'' Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco * ''Cacosternum nanogularum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco * ''Cacosternum parvum'' Poynton, 1963 – mountain caco * '' Cacosternum platys'' Ro ...
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Cacosternum Rhythmum
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * ''Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * ''Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquense'' Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco * ''Cacosternum nanogularum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco * ''Cacosternum parvum'' Poynton, 1963 – mountain caco * '' Cacosternum platys'' Ros ...
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Cacosternum Plimptoni
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * ''Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * ''Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquense'' Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco * ''Cacosternum nanogularum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco * ''Cacosternum parvum'' Poynton, 1963 – mountain caco * '' Cacosternum platys'' Ros ...
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Cacosternum Kinangopensis
''Cacosternum'' is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs. Species The genus contains 16 species: * ''Cacosternum aggestum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * ''Cacosternum australis'' 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 * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquense'' Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco * ''Cacosternum nanogularum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco * ''Cacosternum parvum'' Poynton, 1963 – mountain caco * '' Cacosternum platys'' Ros ...
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Bronze Caco
The bronze caco (''Cacosternum nanum''), or bronze dainty frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found in South Africa, Eswatini, and possibly Lesotho and Mozambique. ''Cacosternum nanum'' is one of the most common frogs in its range. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, including fynbos heathland, savanna, shrubland, grassland, farmland, plantations, rural grassland, degraded forest, and urban areas. They aestivate Aestivation ( la, aestas (summer); also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a ... below the surface or under logs and stones during dry periods, and may emerge in large numbers after heavy rain. References Cacosternum Frogs of Africa Vertebrates of Lesotho Amphibians of Mozambique Amphibians of South Africa Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Amphibians described in ...
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Cacosternum Nanum
The bronze caco (''Cacosternum nanum''), or bronze dainty frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found in South Africa, Eswatini, and possibly Lesotho and Mozambique. ''Cacosternum nanum'' is one of the most common frogs in its range. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, including fynbos heathland, savanna, shrubland, grassland, farmland, plantations, rural grassland, degraded forest, and urban areas. They aestivate Aestivation ( la, aestas (summer); also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a ... below the surface or under logs and stones during dry periods, and may emerge in large numbers after heavy rain. References Cacosternum Frogs of Africa Vertebrates of Lesotho Amphibians of Mozambique Amphibians of South Africa Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Amphibians described in ...
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Mountain Caco
The mountain caco or small dainty frog (''Cacosternum parvum'') is a frog species in the family Pyxicephalidae, found in Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swampland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, ponds, and canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...s and ditches. References Cacosternum Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1963 {{Ranoidea-stub ...
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Cacosternum Parvum
The mountain caco or small dainty frog (''Cacosternum parvum'') is a frog species in the family Pyxicephalidae, found in Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swampland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, ponds, and canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...s and ditches. References Cacosternum Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1963 {{Ranoidea-stub ...
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