#1947 · 🐸 amphibians

Western Leopard Toad

🇳🇱 Westelijke luipaardpad ·Sclerophrys pantherina

ENendangered 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Serban Proches · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Ryan van Huyssteen · CC BY 4.0
3. Ferness, Cape Town, 7800, South Africa:© Jeltje van den Bosch · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. 6 Putter Road, Lakeside:© no rights reserved · CC0
5. River Club:© no rights reserved · CC0
6. Platbos Nature Reserve:© Dai Herbert · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Grassy Park, Cape Town, 7941, South Africa:© Louise Matschke · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. Hoffman Street, Pearly Beach:© no rights reserved · CC0
9. Overberg District Municipality, South Africa:© Kurt van Wyk · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Pearl Valley Golf Estate and Spa, 7646, South Africa:© Nick Schaller · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The western leopard toad ( Sclerophrys pantherina ) 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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 12,403iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
12,403 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Andrew Smith in 1828 (198 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.