Boettger's dainty frog
Cacosternum boettgeri
Summary 2
The Boettger's dainty frog or common caco (Cacosternum boettgeri) is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is found in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Angola, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude...
Distribution 3
Cacosternum boettgeri is a very abundant and widespread species, occurring in most suitable habitat throughout its range at both high and low elevations. This frog inhabits South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, the savanna regions of Namibia, eastern Botswana, southern Zambia and the Zimbabwe plateau. The range of C. boettgeri may have increased in the last century due to human activity, particularly where bush and reeds have been cleared and grass has been introduced (Van Dijk 1971b) along with domestic stock (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
Sources and Credits
- R. Mintern, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Cacosternum_boettgeri.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacosternum_boettgeri
- (c) Scott, E., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/17782741
