Striped Caco

Taxobox
name = Striped Caco


status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Petropedetidae
genus = "Cacosternum"
species = "C. striatum"
binomial = "Cacosternum striatum"
binomial_authority = FitzSimons, 1947
synonyms = The Striped Caco or Striped Metal Frog ("Cacosternum striatum") is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family.It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, possibly Mozambique, and possibly Swaziland.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and swamps.It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Scott, E. & Minter, L. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58073/all Cacosternum striatum] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.