Namaqua caco
| Namaqua caco | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Cacosterninae |
| Genus: | Cacosternum |
| Species: | C. namaquense |
| Binomial name | |
| Cacosternum namaquense Werner, 1910 | |
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The Namaqua caco or Namaqua dainty frog (Cacosternum namaquense) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Channing, A., Minter, L. & Scott, E. 2004. Cacosternum namaquense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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