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Sclerophrys Channingi
''Sclerophrys'' is a genus of "true toads", family Bufonidae, native to Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Originally, all of these species were classified in the genus ''Bufo''. The genus, originally named ''Amietophrynus'', was split due to large enough taxonomic divergence. Ohler and Dubois showed in 2016 that ''Sclerophrys capensis'' Tschudi, 1838 is the same species as '' Bufo regularis rangeri'' Hewitt, 1935, the type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ... of ''Amietophrynus''. Because the former name is older, the implication is that ''Amietophrynus'' is a junior synonym of ''Sclerophrys''. Species The following species are recognized in the genus ''Sclerophrys''. References Amphibian genera Amphibians of Africa Amphibians of Asia Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amietophrynus Regularis
''Sclerophrys regularis'', commonly known as the African common toad, square-marked toad, African toad, Egyptian toad, African bouncing toad (due to the bouncing motion) and Reuss's toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found widely in the Subsaharan Africa, with its range extending to the oases in Algeria and Libya as well as to northern Nilotic Egypt. Specifically, it is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda. Description The African common toad is a large sturdy toad with a warty skin. Males grow to a snout-to-vent length of and females reach . The paratoid glands are large and either parallel or kidney-shaped and the male has a single vocal sac under the chin. The dorsal surface is dark olive-br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Danielae
''Sclerophrys danielae'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the southwest coast of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) and only known from the vicinity of Monogaga, its type locality between Sassandra and San Pedro. Last seen in around 1977, ''Sclerophrys danielae'' is one of the frogs declared as "Lost" in 2010. Common name Ivory Coast toad has been coined for it. Etymology This species was discovered by Dr Danièle Murith, who was a parasitologist and who worked at the Swiss Center of Research in Ivory Coast. The specific name ''danielae'' is in her honor. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is moderately slender. The tympanum is distinct. The parotoid glands are small but distinct. The toes are moderately webbed. The dorsal pattern consists of symmetrically arranged dark spots that can merge into larger blotches. These get almost hidden when the background color is earth-brown but are consp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Lemairii
''Sclerophrys lemairii'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamp A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...s, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References lemairii Amphibians described in 1901 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bufonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Latifrons
''Sclerophrys latifrons'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, possibly Angola, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References latifrons Amphibians described in 1900 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bufonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Langanoensis
''Sclerophrys langanoensis'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to northern Rift Valley in Ethiopia, where it has been recorded from Lake Langano (its type locality) and the Awash National Park; the latter population might represent a distinct species. It is likely that this species will also be found in Eritrea and Somalia. Common name Lake Langano toad has been coined for it. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–urostyle length. The head is triangular with a rounded snout. The tympanum is distinct. The parotoid glands are moderately well defined. The toes have extensive webbing. The dorsum has many rounded warts and distinct, small warts forming two rows along the mid-line. Dorsal ground colour varies from pale greenish-grey to sepia. A narrow but often indistinct vertebral line is frequently present. A pattern of brown or orange blotches may be present. Habitat and conservation ''Sclerophrys langanoensis'' occurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Kisoloensis
''Sclerophrys kisoloensis'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southwestern Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeastern Zambia, western Tanzania, and (pending confirmation) northern Malawi. It probably also occurs in Burundi. Common names Kisolo toad and montane golden toad have been coined for it. ''Sclerophrys kisoloensis'' occurs in mature, undisturbed montane forests at elevations of above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''. The comb ..., possibly wider. Breeding takes place in pools and slow streams. It is a rarely encountered species in most of its range. It can be threatened by habitat loss caused particularly by agriculture and wood extraction. References kisoloensis Frogs of Africa Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Kerinyagae
''Sclerophrys kerinyagae'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in central Ethiopia, Kenya, northern Tanzania, and eastern Uganda. Common names Keith's toad and Kerinyaga toad have been coined for it. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. It is similar in overall appearance to '' Sclerophrys regularis''. The snout is obtusely rounded. The tympanum is distinct and vertically oval. The parotoid glands are parallel and almost touching the eyes. The toes are about one-third webbed. The upper surfaces and the flanks are covered with conical warts that are tipped with sharp, brown, cornified spinules. The skin of the lower surface is coarsely granular. Males have a single, subgular vocal sac. The male advertisement call is more rapidly pulsed (38–48 pulses per second) than in ''Sclerophrys regularis'' (13–18 pulses per second). Habitat and conservation ''Sclerophrys kerinyagae'' occurs in montane grasslands and forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Kassasii
The Nile Delta toad or Damietta toad (''Amietophrynus kassasii'') is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Egypt, where it is found from the Nile Delta to as far south as Luxor. Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, arable land, urban areas, seasonally flooded agricultural land and canals and ditches. Taxonomy Between 1909 and 1912, several specimens of a small toad species were collected near Alexandria and were sent to the British Museum, where they were identified as ''Bufo vittatus'' (now ''Amietophrynus vittatus''). No further specimens were found. In 1991, a new species of toad was discovered by Baha el Din near Damietta in the Nile Delta which differed in several particulars from ''B. vittatus'', which is otherwise only known from the vicinity of Lake Victoria, and the original identification was called into question. The new species was described in 1993 as ''Bufo kassassii'', and has since been transferred to the genus ''Amietophrynus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Gutturalis
The African common toad or guttural toad (''Sclerophrys gutturalis'') is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Gracilipes
''Sclerophrys gracilipes'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southeastern Nigeria and east- and southward to southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (including the island of Bioko), Gabon, northern Republic of the Congo, and northern and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also likely to occur in southwestern Central African Republic and in the Cabinda Enclave of Angola. The holotype was collected from the Benito River in what was then French Congo. Common name French Congo toad has been coined for it. ''Sclerophrys gracilipes'' is a very common species that is found in lowland forest at elevations below . It can also survive in degraded secondary habitats. Breeding takes place in flowing water, such as creeks in marshes and slow-flowing streams. It can be affected by habitat loss. It occurs in the Monte Alén National Park in Equatorial Guinea and in the Garamba National Park Garamba National Park is a nearly national park in nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Garmani
''Sclerophrys garmani'', also known as Garman's toad or eastern olive toad (among others), is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is widely distributed in East and Southern Africa. However, populations north and south of Tanzania might represent distinct species. If so, the name ''Sclerophrys garmani'' would apply to populations from northeastern Africa. Furthermore, its southern boundary towards the range of '' Sclerophrys poweri'' in South Africa is also unclear. Etymology The specific name ''garmani'' honors Samuel Garman, an American ichthyologist and herpetologist. Description Males grow to and females to in snout–vent length. The tympanum is almost as big as the eye diameter. The parotoid glands are large. The back is tan to olive-brown and bears large paired markings edged with black. A thin vertebral stripe may be present. Dorsal skin has distinct warts that bear small, black spines. The ventrum is off-white. The male advertisement call is a loud, low-pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophrys Funerea
''Sclerophrys funerea'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in west-central Africa, from Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Angola eastward through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Its common names are Angola toad or somber toad. This species occurs in rainforests, usually on slightly drier areas such as ridge tops. It is a leaf litter species. The eggs are deposited in slow-flowing streams during the dry season. It tolerates a slight degree of habitat degradation. Habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ... is a localized threat. References funerea Frogs of Africa Amphibians of Angola Amphibians of Burundi Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Amphibians of Gabon Amphibians of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |