Cacosternum Boettgeri
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''Cacosternum'' is a genus of
frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
in the family
Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a Family (biology), 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 1 ...
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'' 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, 1925Cape caco * '' Cacosternum cederbergense Angus, Telford, Ping, and Conradie, 2024 * '' Cacosternum karooicum'' Boycott, de Villiers, and Scott, 2002Karoo dainty frog * '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * '' Cacosternum leleupi'' Laurent, 1950Katanga caco * '' Cacosternum namaquense'' Werner, 1910Namaqua caco * '' Cacosternum nanogularum'' Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum nanum'' Boulenger, 1887bronze caco * '' Cacosternum parvum'' Poynton, 1963mountain caco * '' Cacosternum platys'' Rose, 1950flat caco * '' Cacosternum plimptoni'' Channing, Brun, Burger, Febvre, and Moyer, 2005 * '' Cacosternum rhythmum'' Channing, Schmidtz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013 * '' Cacosternum striatum'' FitzSimons, 1947striped 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