Cacosternum Explained

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]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cacosternum Boulenger, 1887 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 3 May 2014.
2. Web site: Pyxicephalidae . 2014 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 3 May 2014.
3. Web site: Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 3 May 2014.