Cacosternum
# Cacosternum

Cacosternum is a genus of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that are found in southern and eastern Africa. They have many common names, including cacos, dainty frogs, and metal frogs.

## Species

The genus contains 16 species:

* Cacosternum aggestum Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
* Cacosternum australis Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
* Cacosternum boettgeri (Boulenger, 1882) – Boettger's dainty frog
* Cacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925 – Cape caco
* Cacosternum karooicum Boycott, de Villiers, and Scott, 2002 – Karoo dainty frog
* Cacosternum kinangopensis Channing and Schmitz, 2009
* Cacosternum leleupi Laurent, 1950 – Katanga caco
* Cacosternum namaquense Werner, 1910 – Namaqua caco
* Cacosternum nanogularum Channing, Schmitz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
* Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887 – bronze caco
* Cacosternum parvum Poynton, 1963 – mountain caco
* Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950 – flat caco
* Cacosternum plimptoni Channing, Brun, Burger, Febvre, and Moyer, 2005
* Cacosternum rhythmum Channing, Schmidtz, Burger, and Kielgast, 2013
* Cacosternum striatum FitzSimons, 1947 – striped caco
* Cacosternum thorini Conradie, 2014

Cacosternum poyntoni, Poynton's caco, is now considered a synonym of Cacosternum nanum.

