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Eastern Flat-backed Toad
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Eastern Flat-backed Toad

Sclerophrys pusilla
BirdNET IDBN11673
Taxon groupAmphibia
iNat observations671
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

Sclerophrys pusilla is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Angola, northern Namibia, Botswana, northeastern South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, southern Kenya, Uganda, eastern Ethiopia, parts of South Sudan, Gabon and Cameroon, as well as the Central African Republic. The specific name pusilla means "small" in Latin, and refers to the fact that this frog is smaller than others in the Sclerophrys genus. Sclerophrys pusilla inhabits savanna and lowveld grassland, and likes shallow, slow-moving or stationary water.

Common Names (5 locales)

af Gestreepte Skurwepadda
en Eastern Flat-backed Toad
es Sapo de Espalda Plana
zh-CN 弱小蟾蜍
zu Ixoxo lomhlane oyisicaba

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#517057
Macaulay Libraryt-12093665
observation.org#909993
GBIF9502240
NCBI120964