Sclerophrys garmani

Sclerophrys garmani, commonly known as the eastern olive toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae, which is native to East and southern Africa.

Sclerophrys garmani
A. garmani in Limpopo, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Sclerophrys
Species:
S. garmani
Binomial name
Sclerophrys garmani
(Meek, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Amietophrynus garmani
  • Bufo garmani

Range

It is found in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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