Amietophrynus regularis
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| Amietophrynus regularis Reuss, 1833 |
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Bufo regularis |
The African Common Toad (Amietophrynus regularis), also know as the Square-marked Toad, African Toad, Egyptian Toad, and Reuss's Toad, is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.
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, Uganda, possibly Burundi, possibly Djibouti, possibly Equatorial Guinea, possibly Eritrea, possibly Gambia, possibly Mauritania, possibly Tanzania, and possibly Togo.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest.
[edit] References
- Tandy, M., Rödel, M.-O., Largen, M., Poynton, J.C. & Lötters, S. 2004. Bufo regularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Accessed on 21 July 2007.
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