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Cacosternum

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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.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderAnura
  5. FamilyPyxicephalidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded5,386

Латинское название Cacosternum Boulenger, 1887 Систематикана Викивидах Изображенияна Викискладе ITIS 207034 NCBI 111063 Cacosternum — род земноводных семейства Pyxicephalidae, обитающий в Центральной и Южной Африке[1][2]. Классификация На октябрь 2018 года в род включают 16 видов[1]: Cacosternum aggestum Channing at al., 2013 — Лягушки-крошки Cacosternum australis Channing at al., 2013 Cacosternum boettgeri (Boulenger, 1882) — Лягушка-крошка Бёттгера Cacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925 — Капская лягушка-крошка Cacosternum karooicum Boycott at al., 2002 Cacosternum kinangopensis Channing & Schmitz, 2009 Cacosternum leleupi Laurent, 1950 — Заирская лягушка-крошка Cacosternum namaquense Werner, 1910 — Светлоголовая лягушка-крошка Cacosternum nanogularum Channing at al., 2013 Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887 — Бронзовая лягушка-крошка Cacosternum parvum Poynton, 1963 Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950 Cacosternum plimptoni Channing at al., 2005 Cacosternum rhythmum Channing at al., 2013 Cacosternum striatum FitzSimons, 1947 Cacosternum thorini Conradie, 2014 Cacosternum poyntoni теперь признана синонимом Cacosternum nanum[3]. Примечания ↑ 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. Cacosternum Boulenger, 1887 (

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
167
With media
1
Family
Pyxicephalidae
Collections
TM, AM
Recorded in
South Africa

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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 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 cederbergense Angus, Telford, Ping, and Conradie, 2024 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

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