Cacosternum striatum FitzSimons, 1947
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
geographic distribution of Cacosternum striatum
map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. distribution: South African Frog Re-assessment Group (SA-FRoG), IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, 2010. Cacosternum striatum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 March 2013. compilation: Givet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The striped caco or striped metal frog (Cacosternum striatum) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, found in Lesotho and South Africa, and possibly Mozambique and Eswatini.
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 swampland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Striped caco; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:35:37.329545+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cacosternum striatum FitzSimons, 1947
- Name authority
- FitzSimons, 1947
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
- Cacosternum
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyCacosterninae Noble, 1931
- genusCacosternum Boulenger, 1887
- speciesCacosternum striatum FitzSimons, 1947
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cacosternum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cacosternum aggestum Channing, Schmitz, Burger & Kielgast, 2013 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cacosternum boettgeri (Boulenger, 1882) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cacosternum karooicum Boycott, de Villiers & Scott, 2002 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cacosternum leleupi Laurent, 1950 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cacosternum nanogularum Channing, Schmitz, Burger & Kielgast, 2013 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cacosternum cederbergense Angus, Telford, Ping & Conradie, 2024 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cacosternum striatus FitzSimons, 1947 FitzSimons, 1947 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664756 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:P6N6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.