African giant toad

African giant toad
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Sclerophrys
Species:
S. superciliaris
Binomial name
Sclerophrys superciliaris
(Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amietophrynus superciliaris (Boulenger, 1888)
  • Bufo superciliaris Boulenger, 1888

The African giant toad, Congo toad, or Cameroon toad[1] (Sclerophrys superciliaris) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.[3] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, possibly Liberia, and possibly Sierra Leone. The toad's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. While it is a "least concern" species, it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Sclerophrys superciliaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T46203837A16215747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T46203837A16215747.en. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Amietophrynus superciliaris (Boulenger, 1888)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 September 2014.