Genus: Bufo (toads)
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Family: Bufonidae (toads)
Species in southern Africa
Bufo amatolicus (Amatola Toad)
Found in temporary rain pools and seeps in high altitude grasslands in
the Amatola and Katberg mountains. |
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Bufo angusticeps (Sand Toad) Found
mainly along coastal areas of the Western Cape and west of Port Elizabeth
in the Eastern Cape. |
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Bufo fenoulheti (Northern Pigmy
Toad) Found in savanna or woodland in Zimbabwe, western Mozambique,
eastern Botswana, Limpopo province, and extending into also northern
Northwest Province, northern Gauteng, northern and eastern Mpumalanga,
eastern Swaziland, and northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
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Bufo gariepensis (Karoo Toad) Western
Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Lesotho, Eastern Cape, western
KwaZulu-Natal, southen Mpumalanga and western Swaziland. Also recorded
from Inyanga in Zimbabwe. |
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Bufo garmani (Eastern Olive
Toad) Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Eastern Limpopo Province, eastern
Mpumalanga, Swaziland and northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
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Bufo
gutturalis (Guttural Toad) Northern
Namibia, northern Botswana, most of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Northern regions
of South Africa, extending down to southern Free State, northern Northern
Cape and northern Eastern Cape. |
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Bufo lemairii (Lemaire's Toad)
Northeastern Namibia and and northwestern Botswana. |
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Bufo maculatus (Flat-backed
Toad) Northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eastern Limpopo
Province, eastern Mpumalanga, Swaziland and northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
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Bufo pantherinus (Western
Leopard Toad) Distribution is limited to the Cape Peninsula, Cape
Flats and vicinity. |
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Bufo pardalis (Eastern Leopard
Toad) Found along the coast of the Eastern Cape from about Port
Elizabeth to East London. |
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Bufo poweri (Western Olive Toad) Northern Namibia, Botswana, Northern Namibia, northern Northern
Cape, Northwest Province, Limpopo Province. |
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Bufo rangeri (Raucous Toad) Found
in parts of all provinces but largely absent from Northern Cape and other
karoid regions. |
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Bufo robinsoni (Paradise Toad) Richtersveld National Park and eastwards along Orange River bordering
Namibia. |
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Bufo vertebralis (Southern Pygmy
Toad) Mainly Free State, easten Northern Cape, and
northern Easten Cape. |
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