---
title: "Boettger's dainty frog"
description: "Cacosternum boettgeri — Amphibien. The Boettger's dainty frog or common caco (Cacosternum boettgeri) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae endemic to southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/boettger-s-dainty-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Boettger's dainty frog

> Cacosternum boettgeri — Amphibien. The Boettger's dainty frog or common caco (Cacosternum boettgeri) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae endemic to southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Cacosternum boettgeri*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 976
- Wikidata: [Q2210860](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2210860)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25411](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25411)

## Names

- en: Boettger's dainty frog

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (824), NA (16), ZW (6), BW (4)

## Summary

The Boettger's dainty frog or common caco (Cacosternum boettgeri) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae endemic to southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boettger%27s_dainty_frog

## Photo

![Boettger's dainty frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/boettger-s-dainty-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54748018

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/boettger-s-dainty-frog?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).