''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 ...

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 The Boettger's dainty frog or common caco (''Cacosternum boettgeri'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is found in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zam ...

'' (Boulenger, 1882) –

Boettger's dainty frog The Boettger's dainty frog or common caco (''Cacosternum boettgeri'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is found in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zam ...

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Cacosternum capense The Cape caco or Cape dainty frog (''Cacosternum capense'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowla ...

'' Hewitt, 1925 – Cape caco * ''

Cacosternum karooicum The Karoo dainty frog (''Cacosternum karooicum'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater mars ...

'' Boycott, de Villiers, and Scott, 2002 –

Karoo dainty frog The Karoo dainty frog (''Cacosternum karooicum'') is a species of frog 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 ...

* '' Cacosternum kinangopensis'' Channing and Schmitz, 2009 * ''

Cacosternum leleupi The Katanga caco or Katanga metal frog (''Cacosternum leleupi'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon '' Thaumast ...

'' Laurent, 1950 –

Katanga caco The Katanga caco or Katanga metal frog (''Cacosternum leleupi'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon '' Thaumast ...

* ''

Cacosternum namaquense The Namaqua caco or Namaqua dainty frog (''Cacosternum namaquense'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent rivers, in ...

'' 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 * '' Cacosternum parvum'' Poynton, 1963 – mountain caco * ''

Cacosternum platys The flat caco, flat dainty frog, or smooth dainty frog (''Cacosternum platys'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical se ...

'' 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