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Cacosternum thorini Conradie, 2014
Cacosternum thorini Conradie, 2014, Zootaxa, 3785: 441. Holotype. PEM A10091, by original designation. Type locality: "a small wetland below the forestry fire lookout tower, Hogsback, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (32° 34’ 48” S; 26° 56’ 34” E, 3225CA, 1530 m above sea level)".
Common Names
Hogsback Dainty Frog (original publication).
Distribution
Only known from the montane grassland surrounding Hogsback, but is expected to be more widely distributed in the Amatola Mountain range and surrounding mountain ranges, Eastern Cape Province, Rep. South Africa.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: South Africa
Endemic: South Africa
Comment
Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 372–373, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map.
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