Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Cacosterninae
Genus: Cacosternum
Species: Cacosternum thorini

Name

Cacosternum thorini Conradie, 2014: 441

  • Holotype: PEM A10091, adult ♂, collected by W. Conradie & C. Morrison on 7 October 2011.
  • Type locality: “a small wetland below the forestry fire lookout tower, Hogsback, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (32° 34’ 48” S; 26° 56’ 34” E, 3225CA, 1530 m above sea level)”.

References

Primary references

  • Conradie, W. 2014. The King of the Dwarves: a new cryptic species of dainty frog (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum) from the eastern Great Escarpment of South Africa. Zootaxa 3785(3): 438–452. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3785.3.6 Paywall Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Hogsback Dainty Frog
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