Sclerophrys regularis

Sclerophrys regularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Sclerophrys
Species:
S. regularis
Binomial name
Sclerophrys regularis
(Reuss, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Bufo regularis Reuss, 1833
  • Amietophrynus regularis(Reuss, 1833)

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.[2] 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Sclerophrys regularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T54747A107349840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T54747A107349840.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Amietophrynus regularis (Reuss, 1833)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 October 2014.