Cacosternum karooicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Cacosterninae
Genus: Cacosternum
Species: Cacosternum karooicum

Name

Cacosternum karooicum Boycott, de Villiers & Scott, 2002

Type locality: "in a temporary stream in the Doringkloof Catchment, Elandsberg Mountains, Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve, Robertson District, Western Cape Province, South Africa (33° 55´ 45 S, 19° 54´ 36 E, altitude 270 m)".

Holotype: PEM A 5459.

References

• Boycott, de Villiers, and Scott, 2002, J. Herpetol., 36: 334.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Cacosternum karooicum . Accessed on 27 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Cacosternum karooicum  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 27 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Karoo Dainty Frog