''Cacosternum'' is a genus of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...

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 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'' Rose, 1950 – flat caco * '' Cacosternum plimptoni'' Channing, Brun, Burger, Febvre, and Moyer, 2005 * '' Cacosternum rhythmum'' Channing, Schmidtz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum striatum'' FitzSimons, 1947 – striped caco * '' Cacosternum thorini'' Conradie, 2014 ''Cacosternum poyntoni'', Poynton's caco, is now considered a synonym of '' Cacosternum nanum''.

References

Amphibians of Africa Pyxicephalidae Amphibian genera Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranoidea-stub