Bufonidae

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Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Bufonidae
Karoo Toad

Karoo Toad

Vandijkophrynus gariepensis (Smith, 1848)

Vandijkophrynus gariepensis, the Karoo/Gariep/mountain toad, is an abundant adaptable toad of southern Africa with no major threats.

Xinjiang toad

Xinjiang toad

Bufotes pewzowi (Bedriaga, 1898)

Bufotes pewzowi is a common tetraploid toad species native to dry and mountainous areas of Central Asia.

Cyprian Green Toad

Cyprian Green Toad

Bufotes cypriensis Litvinchuk, Mazepa, Jablonski & Dufresnes, 2019

Bufotes cypriensis, the Cyprus green toad, is an endemic true toad found only on Cyprus, recognized as a separate species in 2019.

African Green Toad

African Green Toad

Bufotes boulengeri (Lataste, 1879)

Bufotes boulengeri, the African green toad, is a toad species found in North Africa and Italian islands, with varied accepted taxonomy.

Green Toad

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768)

Bufotes viridis, the European green toad, is a toad species with variable back spotting, colour change ability, and rare maximum 10 cm body length.

Mongolian Toad

Mongolian Toad

Strauchbufo raddei (Strauch, 1876)

Strauchbufo raddei, the Mongolian toad, is a small toad found across parts of East Asia with varied habitat preferences.

Mauritanian Toad

Mauritanian Toad

Sclerophrys mauritanica (Schlegel, 1841)

Sclerophrys mauritanica, the Berber toad, is a large toad native to northwestern Africa with an introduced population in Spain.

Guttural Toad

Guttural Toad

Sclerophrys gutturalis (Power, 1927)

Sclerophrys gutturalis (the guttural toad) is a large toad with distinct color markings and morphological traits.

Eastern Flat-backed Toad

Eastern Flat-backed Toad

Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)

Sclerophrys pusilla is a small toad species in the Bufonidae family found across multiple regions of sub-Saharan Africa.

Raucous Toad

Raucous Toad

Sclerophrys capensis Tschudi, 1838

Sclerophrys capensis is a robust medium-large toad native to southern Africa that secretes venom hazardous to dogs.

Arabian Toad

Arabian Toad

Sclerophrys arabica (Heyden, 1827)

Sclerophrys arabica, the Arabian toad, is an endemic toad of the Arabian Peninsula with distinct physical and behavioral traits.

Western Leopard Toad

Western Leopard Toad

Sclerophrys pantherina (Smith, 1828)

Sclerophrys pantherina, the western leopard toad, is a Bufonidae toad endemic to lowland areas of South Africa's Western Cape.

Eastern Leopard Toad

Eastern Leopard Toad

Sclerophrys pardalis (Hewitt, 1935)

Sclerophrys pardalis, the eastern leopard toad, is an endemic South African toad threatened by habitat loss.

Hallowell's Toad

Hallowell's Toad

Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854)

Sclerophrys maculata is an African true toad threatened by habitat loss across a broad confirmed and potential range.

Garman's Toad

Garman's Toad

Sclerophrys garmani (Meek, 1897)

Sclerophrys garmani is an adaptable toad species native to eastern and southern Africa, not seriously at risk of extinction.

Power's Toad

Power's Toad

Sclerophrys poweri (Hewitt, 1935)

Sclerophrys poweri is a common toad species of the Bufonidae family found across southern Africa.

Egyptian Toad

Egyptian Toad

Sclerophrys regularis (Reuss, 1833)

Sclerophrys regularis, the African common toad, is a widespread toad found across a range of open African habitats.

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