title: The King of the Dwarves: a new cryptic species of Dainty Frog (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum) from the eastern Great Escarpment of South Africa.
abstract: Phylogenetic reconstruction using the mitochondrial 16S marker shows the presence of a cryptic species of Cacosternum (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the eastern Great Escarpment of South Africa, supporting the Greater Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany region of vertebrate endemism. Bioacoustic and morphological characteristics, in conjunction with colouration differences, allow the description of this cryptic species. Tadpoles and details of life history are described.
authors.affiliation: Port Elizabeth Museum, P.O. Box 13147, Humewood, 6013, South Africa South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, P/Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa; Email: werner@bayworld.co.za.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Conradie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D003710:Demography; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D013019:South Africa; D013045:Species Specificity