Katanga caco

The Katanga caco or Katanga metal frog (Cacosternum leleupi) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent rivers, swampland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Katanga caco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Cacosternum
Species:
C. leleupi
Binomial name
Cacosternum leleupi
Laurent, 1950

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Cacosternum leleupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T58068A18404345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58068A18404345.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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