''Cacosternum'' is a genus of

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

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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887 –

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 ...

* ''

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 tro ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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