The Karoo dainty frog (Cacosternum karooicum) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rocky areas, and ponds.
Karoo dainty frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Cacosternum |
Species: | C. karooicum
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Binomial name | |
Cacosternum karooicum Boycott, de Villiers & Scott, 2002
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Cacosternum karooicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58067A18404107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58067A18404107.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.