The Katanga caco or Katanga metal frog (Cacosternum leleupi) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent rivers, swampland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Katanga caco | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Cacosternum |
Species: | C. leleupi
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Binomial name | |
Cacosternum leleupi Laurent, 1950
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Cacosternum leleupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T58068A18404345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58068A18404345.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.