Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Pyxicephalidae > Cacosternum > Cacosternum capenseCacosternum capense (Dainty frog)The Cape caco or Cape dainty frog (Cacosternum capense) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family.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. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 14.82 EDGE Score: 4.15 |
Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 1.535 inches (3.9 cm) |
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Biome |
Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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