Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Sclerophrys > Sclerophrys pantherina

Sclerophrys pantherina (Western Leopard Toad)

Synonyms: Amietophrynus pantherinus; Bufo cruciger; Bufo pantherinus

Wikipedia Abstract

The western leopard toad (Amietophrynus pantherinus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is endemic to the low-lying areas of the Cape Peninsula, the Cape Flats and the Agulhas flats of the Western Cape, South Africa.
View Wikipedia Record: Sclerophrys pantherina

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Sclerophrys pantherina

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
46
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.19
EDGE Score: 3.73

Attributes

Litter Size [1]  25,000
Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  6 inches (14 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Montane fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Agulhas National Park II 32578 South Africa  
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas World Heritage Site 1366493 South Africa  
Cape Peninsula National Park II 70141 Western Cape, South Africa

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Cape Floristic Region South Africa Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0