Points

40

per confirmed sighting

AmphibianConservation status: Near ThreatenedVery Rare to spot
amphibians • Pyxicephalidae

Cape Caco.

C

Cacosternum capense

Category

amphibians

Family

Pyxicephalidae

Size

AmphiBIO: body size approximately 39 mm.

Points

40 pts

Log a sighting

A closer look

Field notes for spotting, identifying and understanding cape caco in its natural range.

Overview

How to identify it

Habitat

Lowland Cape habitats, including sandy areas, where it breeds in shallow temporary rain-filled pools and pans formed during the winter rains.

Diet

No prey items were documented in the BDI/Frog Atlas species account checked for this pass; species-level diet remains unresolved and no broader taxonomic diet has been substituted.

Behaviour

When to look

Breeding and calling are concentrated in the winter-rainfall season; detailed diel activity remains poorly documented.

Where to see it

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Safety and etiquette

Observe from a safe distance and never handle or feed wildlife.

Verification and sources

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