Cacosternum cederbergense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Cacosterninae
Genus: Cacosternum
Species: Cacosternum cederbergense

Name

Cacosternum cederbergense Angus, Telford, Ping & Conradie, 2024: 9

• Holotype: PEM A15391, adult ♂, collected by Oliver Angus on 14 June 2023.
• Type locality: “the eastern end of Pakhuis Pass in the northern Cederberg, Western Cape, South Africa (-32.10561° 19.06342°, 491 m above sea level)”.

References

Primary references

• Angus, O., Telford, N., Ping, T. & Conradie, W. 2024. A new species of Dainty Frog (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum) and the first endemic anuran to the Cederberg region of South Africa. Zootaxa 5512(1): 1–21. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5512.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Cederberg Dainty Frog