Cacosternum is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa.[1][2] They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs.[1]
| Cacosternum | |
|---|---|
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| Flat caco (Cacosternum platys) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Cacosterninae |
| Genus: | Cacosternum Boulenger, 1887 |
| Species | |
16, see text. | |
Species
The genus contains 16 species:[1]
- 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, 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 Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
- Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco
- Cacosternum parvum 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 Conradie, 2014
Cacosternum poyntoni, Poynton's caco, is now considered a synonym of Cacosternum nanum.[3]