Cape caco | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Cacosternum |
Species: | C. capense |
Binomial name | |
Cacosternum capense Hewitt, 1925 | |
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