Sclerophrys regularis (Reuss, 1833)
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1525-9153 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EEFC14-FFB5-FFCB-FF7C-839FA5947F7E |
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Felipe |
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Sclerophrys regularis (Reuss, 1833) |
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Sclerophrys regularis (Reuss, 1833) View in CoL
Common Toad
Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0031 ( Fig. 7E).
Comments: Sclerophrys regularis has prominent, roundish, and smooth parotid glands. It inhabits a broad range of habitats from moist and dry savannahs to forest margins throughout tropical Africa , most often found around human settlements (Rödel 2000; Channing and Howell 2006). The species was recorded in the rainy season at Yéalé village (07°31.928’N, 008°25.401’W; 425 m asl), where some males called in garbage pits (e.g., Fig. 7F). A female toad measured 118.0 mm, while a male’s body size was 102.0 mm GoogleMaps .
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