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(Redirected from Cacosternum striatum) Species of amphibian

Striped caco
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Cacosternum
Species: C. striatum
Binomial name
Cacosternum striatum
FitzSimons, 1947

The striped caco or striped metal frog (Cacosternum striatum) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, found in Lesotho and South Africa, and possibly Mozambique and Eswatini. 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 swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Cacosternum striatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58073A18404587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58073A18404587.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Cacosternum striatum


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