The striped caco or striped metal frog (Cacosternum striatum) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, found in Lesotho and South Africa, and possibly Mozambique and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Cacosternum Amphibians of South Africa Fauna of Lesotho Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1947