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title: "Bronze Caco"
description: "Cacosternum nanum — Płazy. The bronze caco (Cacosternum nanum), or bronze dainty frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found in South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, and possibly Mozambique."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bronze-caco
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bronze Caco

> Cacosternum nanum — Płazy. The bronze caco (Cacosternum nanum), or bronze dainty frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found in South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, and possibly Mozambique.

- Scientific name: *Cacosternum nanum*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `urban` (Miasta i ogrody), `farm` (Gospodarstwo), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 435
- Wikidata: [Q2210878](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2210878)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25413](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25413)

## Names

- en: Bronze Caco

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (363)

## Summary

The bronze caco (Cacosternum nanum), or bronze dainty frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found in South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, and possibly Mozambique.
Cacosternum nanum  is one of the most common frogs in its range. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, including fynbos heathland, savanna, shrubland, grassland, farmland, plantations, rural grassland, degraded forest, and urban areas. They aestivate below the surface or under logs and stones during dry periods, and may emerge in large numbers after heavy rain.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_caco

## Photo

![Bronze Caco](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bronze-caco/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25413

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bronze-caco?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).