The Cape caco or Cape dainty frog (Cacosternum capense) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.

It is endemic to South Africa.

Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, and canals and ditches.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

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