Sclerophrys tuberosa (Günther 1858)

Sclerophrys tuberosa is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.^[1][2][3] It is found in southeastern Nigeria,^[2][3] Cameroon, southwestern Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea (including Bioko), Gabon, and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.^[1][2][3] Common names rough toad,^[3] warty toad, and Fernando Po toad have been proposed for it.^[2]

Description

Males grow to 48 mm (1.9 in) and females to 74 mm (2.9 in) in snout–vent length. The body is compact and the snout is short. The eyes are relatively large. The parotoid glands are very large. Dorsal skin is densely covered by long, spiny warts, while ventrally skin is granular. The toes have rudimentary webbing. Dorsal coloration is light to dark brown with irregular black spots; a light vertebral line is sometimes present. The limbs have black crossbars. The venter is yellow with darker spots or mottling.^[3]

The male advertisement call is a quiet, low-pitched "rrrou" or "rroua".^[3]

Habitat and conservation

Sclerophrys tuberosa inhabits moist lowland tropical rainforest in swampy areas, avoiding well-drained forest.^[1][3] It is a lowland species but can occur at elevations up to 1,050 m (3,440 ft)^[1] or 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level.^[3] Breeding takes place in small streams; the males call from cavities near water.^[1][3]

Sclerophrys tuberosa is very common in parts of its range (e.g., Cameroon) but rarer in other areas. It tolerates some habitat modification and can be found in secondary forest, but cannot survive outside forest and is thereby negatively impacted by forest loss. However, it occurs in several protected areas.^[1]

References

Sclerophrys tuberosa es una especie de anfibios anuros de la familia Bufonidae.

Distribución geográfica y hábitat

Habita en la mitad sur de Camerún, sur de República Centroafricana, norte de República del Congo, norte de la República Democrática del Congo, Guinea Ecuatorial (Río Muni y Fernando Poo) y Gabón. Su hábitat natural incluye bosques tropicales o subtropicales secos y a baja altitud, montanos secos, ríos, pantanos y marismas de agua dulce. Está amenazada por la pérdida de su hábitat natural.

Referencias

• Frost, D.R. «Sclerophrys tuberosa ». Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. (en inglés). Nueva York, EEUU: Museo Americano de Historia Natural. Consultado el 14 de febrero de 2016.

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. Amietophrynus tuberosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. Acceso: 14 de febrero de 2016.

Amietophrynus tuberosus Amietophrynus generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Bufonidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.

Erreferentziak

Ikus, gainera

• Bufonidae

Sclerophrys tuberosa est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Bufonidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce se rencontre jusqu'à 1 050 m d'altitude^[1],[2] :

• dans la moitié Sud du Cameroun ;
• en Guinée équatoriale au Río Muni et sur l'île de Bioko ;
• au Gabon ;
• dans le Sud-Ouest de la République centrafricaine ;
• dans la moitié Nord de la République du Congo ;
• dans le Nord-Est de la République démocratique du Congo.

Publication originale

• Günther, 1858 : Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia in the collection of the British Museum (texte intégral).

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