What family does Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950 belong to?

Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950 (Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950) belongs to the family Pyxicephalidae, order Anura, in the kingdom Animalia. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950 is a animal in the Pyxicephalidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950

Cacosternum platys is an endemic South African frog species in the Pyxicephalidae family that lives in a wide range of habitats.

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Family

Pyxicephalidae

Genus

Cacosternum

Order

Anura

Class

Amphibia

About Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950, commonly called the flat caco, flat dainty frog, or smooth dainty frog, is a species of frog that belongs to the family Pyxicephalidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to South Africa.

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats include Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, irrigated land, canals and ditches, and introduced vegetation.