What family does Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854) belong to?

Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854) (Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854)) belongs to the family Bufonidae, order Anura, in the kingdom Animalia. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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How to Identify Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854) | Species ID Guide

Q: How to identify Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854)?

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

About Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854)

Taxonomy and Naming

Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854) is a species of true toad from Africa, belonging to the Bufonidae family. It has three common names: Hallowell's toad, the flat-backed toad, and the striped toad.

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats cover a wide range of environments: subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, and canals and ditches.

Threat Status

This toad species is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Confirmed Distribution

Confirmed populations of S. maculata are found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.