Sclerophrys blanfordii

Sclerophrys blanfordii is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in northeastern Ethiopia, northern Somalia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.[1][2] The specific name blanfordii honours William Thomas Blandford, a British geologist and zoologist.[3][4] Common names Blanford's toad and Ethiopia toad have been coined for it,[2][4] the latter might specifically refer to the now-synonymized Bufo sibiliai.[2]

Sclerophrys blanfordii

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Sclerophrys
Species:
S. blanfordii
Binomial name
Sclerophrys blanfordii
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Bufo blandfordii Boulenger, 1882
  • Amietophrynus blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Bufo viridis somalacus Meek, 1897
  • Bufo somalicus Calabresi, 1927
  • Bufo sibiliai Scortecci, 1929

Sclerophrys blanfordii is associated with permanent water in arid rocky habitats; it seems never wander far from the shallow pools in which it breeds.[1] It might be locally common but the distribution is scattered and populations are isolated; this likely reflects the availability of suitable habitat. It is likely threatened by habitat loss caused by increasing pressure on its breeding pools. It is not known from any protected areas.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Sclerophrys blanfordii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T54589A107343876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T54589A107343876.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Sclerophrys blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
  4. "Amietophrynus blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)". African Amphibians. Retrieved 14 October 2018.


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