- Mountain Caco
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Mountain Caco Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Petropedetidae Genus: Cacosternum Species: C. parvum Binomial name Cacosternum parvum
Poynton, 1963Synonyms Cacosternum nanum ssp. parvum Poynton, 1963
The Mountain Caco or Small Dainty Frog (Cacosternum parvum) is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, pastureland, plantations , ponds, and canals and ditches.
References
- Scott, E. & Minter, L. 2004. Cacosternum parvum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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