Biology:Striped caco
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Striped 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. striatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cacosternum striatum FitzSimons, 1947
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The striped caco or striped metal frog (Cacosternum striatum) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, found in Lesotho and South Africa , and possibly Mozambique and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Cacosternum striatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T58073A18404587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58073A18404587.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58073/18404587. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q2210393 entry
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