Mountain caco
The mountain caco or small dainty frog (Cacosternum parvum) is a frog species in the family Pyxicephalidae, found in Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swampland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, ponds, and canals and ditches.
| Mountain caco | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Cacosternum |
| Species: | C. parvum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cacosternum parvum Poynton, 1963 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cacosternum nanum ssp. parvum Poynton, 1963 | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Cacosternum parvum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58071A3064657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58071A3064657.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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