Biology:Cape caco
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Cape caco | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Cacosternum |
| Species: | C. capense
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| Cacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925
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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 lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group (2017). "Cacosternum capense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T3441A77163164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3441A77163164.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3441/77163164. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q305650 entry
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