Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   132
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3223BA
Observer:   Theron S
Date of record:   2011-04-24
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-07-29 09:13:16
Sp. code:   400
Species name:   Cacosternum boettgeri
Common name:   Common Caco
Family:   Pyxicephalidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   common caco
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-132
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 132 - photo: 1
VM-number: 132 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Probably Cacosternum boettgeri (Boettger's Caco), but cannot rule out C. karooicum (Karoo Caco). Photos of the ventrum would help.
Date:   2013-12-08 15:53:30
Species name:   Cacosternum sp.
Species code:   1140
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:  
Date:   2022-07-29 09:13:16
Species name:   Cacosternum boettgeri -- Common Caco
Species code:   400

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