Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Katanga Caco, Katanga Metal Frog
Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
It is likely to occur in inundated grasslands in savannah, like other
members
of its genus, and it presumably breeds
in inundated grasslands,
marshes and temporary streams
and pools
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 2 Savanna
- 2.2 Savanna - Moist
- 4 Grassland
- 4.6 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
- 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- Gray, 1825
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Pyxicephaloidea
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Family:
Pyxicephalidae
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Subfamily:
Cacosterninae
()
- Genus:
Cacosternum
()
- Boulenger, 1887
- Specific name:
leleupi
- Laurent, 1950
- Scientific name: - Cacosternum leleupi Laurent, 1950
- Specific name:
leleupi
- Laurent, 1950
- Genus:
Cacosternum
(
- Subfamily:
Cacosterninae
(
- Family:
Pyxicephalidae
(
- Superfamily:
Pyxicephaloidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Recent studies of the specimens of this species have confirmed that
Cacosternum leleupi is a valid
species (E. Scott pers. comm.
).
[1].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Cacosternum
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 11 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. boettgeri (Boettger's Dainty Frog) · C. capense (Cape Dainty Frog) · C. karooicum (Karoo Dainty Frog) · C. leleupi (Katanga Caco) · C. namaquense (Namaqua Caco) · C. nanum (Mozambique Metal Frog) · C. nanum parvum (Dwarf Dainty Frog) · C. parvum (Mountain Caco) · C. platys (Smooth Dainty Frog) · C. poyntoni (Poynton's Caco) · C. striatum (Striped Caco)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Laurent, R.F. 1950. Un Cacosternum noveau du Katanga (Batr.). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines: 138-139.
- Schmidt, K.P. and Inger, R.F. 1959. Amphibians. Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba: 1-264.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- John Poynton, Elizabeth Scott 2004. Cacosternum leleupi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
- Poynton, J.C. & Scott, E. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Royal Museum for Central Africa: RMCA-HERP
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29945
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664751
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664751
- IUCN ID: 196780
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 132684
Footnotes
- John Poynton, Elizabeth Scott 2004. Cacosternum leleupi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]
