Cacosternum
Cacosternum is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs.
Species
The genus contains 17 species:Cacosternum aggestum Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013Cacosternum australis Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013Cacosternum boettgeri – Boettger's dainty frogCacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925 – Cape cacoCacosternum cederbergense Angus, Telford, Ping, and Conradie, 2024Cacosternum karooicum Boycott, de Villiers, and Scott, 2002 – Karoo dainty frogCacosternum kinangopensis Channing and Schmitz, 2009Cacosternum leleupi Laurent, 1950 – Katanga cacoCacosternum namaquense Werner, 1910 – Namaqua cacoCacosternum nanogularum Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887 – bronze cacoCacosternum parvum Poynton, 1963 – mountain cacoCacosternum platys Rose, 1950 – flat cacoCacosternum plimptoni Channing, Brun, Burger, Febvre, and Moyer, 2005Cacosternum rhythmum Channing, Schmidtz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013Cacosternum striatum FitzSimons, 1947 – striped cacoCacosternum thorini Conradie, 2014Cacosternum poyntoni, Poynton's caco, is now considered a synonym of Cacosternum nanum.