Striped Caco
Cacosternum striatumSummary 1
The striped caco or striped metal frog (Cacosternum striatum) is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family, found in Lesotho and South Africa, and possibly Mozambique and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Range description 2
This species occurs in South Africa and Lesotho, where it has been recorded from the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal Province (South Africa) and coastal regions (0 m asl) from Durban north to Charter's Creek. It is also known from the southern Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa, up to at least 1,800 m asl, perhaps higher. Its distribution is large (Extent of Occurrence is 25,650 km2), and Area of Occupancy (estimated at 2% of EOO: 513 km2) is incompletely known at present.
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