Cape caco
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Cape caco | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Petropedetidae |
Genus: | Cacosternum |
Species: | C. capense |
Binomial name | |
Cacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925 | |
The Cape caco or Cape dainty frog (Cacosternum capense) is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Scott, E. & Minter, L. 2004. Cacosternum capense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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