Eastern Flat-backed Toad
Sclerophrys pusilla
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 335
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sclerophrys pusilla”.