Cacosternum

"Dainty frog" redirects here. For other uses, see Dainty frog (disambiguation).

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
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 17 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 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

Cacosternum poyntoni, Poynton's caco, is now considered a synonym of Cacosternum nanum.^[3]

References

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