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 17 species:
- Cacosternum aggestum <small>Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013</small>
- Cacosternum australis <small>Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013</small>
- Cacosternum boettgeri <small>(Boulenger, 1882)</small> â Boettger's dainty frog
- Cacosternum capense <small>Hewitt, 1925</small> â Cape caco
- Cacosternum cederbergense <small>Angus, Telford, Ping, and Conradie, 2024</small>
- Cacosternum karooicum <small>Boycott, de Villiers, and Scott, 2002</small> â Karoo dainty frog
- Cacosternum kinangopensis <small>Channing and Schmitz, 2009</small>
- Cacosternum leleupi <small>Laurent, 1950</small> â Katanga caco
- Cacosternum namaquense <small>Werner, 1910</small> â Namaqua caco
- Cacosternum nanogularum <small>Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013</small>
- Cacosternum nanum <small>Boulenger, 1887</small> â bronze caco
- Cacosternum parvum <small>Poynton, 1963</small> â mountain caco
- Cacosternum platys <small>Rose, 1950</small> â flat caco
- Cacosternum plimptoni <small>Channing, Brun, Burger, Febvre, and Moyer, 2005</small>
- Cacosternum rhythmum <small>Channing, Schmidtz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013</small>
- Cacosternum striatum <small>FitzSimons, 1947</small> â striped caco
- Cacosternum thorini <small>Conradie, 2014</small>
Cacosternum poyntoni, Poynton's caco, is now considered a synonym of Cacosternum nanum.
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