Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)

Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Bayliss, Julian & Conradie, Werner, 2020, First herpetological surveys of Mount Lico and Mount Socone, Mozambique, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 247) 14 (2), pp. 198-217 : 205

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13258253

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scientific name

Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)
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Southern Flat-backed Toad

Material.MOUNTLICO(base): BMNH 2018.2539–40, PEM A13690, PEM A13706, MHNM.Amp.2018.0001. Identification. In these specimens, the parotid glands are flattened and there are no red markings on the posterior surfaces of the thighs. The BLAST search shows> 99% sequence similarity with a large number of sequences of S. pusilla . Comments. Similar to the previous species, this toad was abundant around the campsite at the base of Mount Lico.

PEM

Port Elizabeth Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Bufonidae

Genus

Sclerophrys

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