Sclerophrys regularis (Reuss, 1833)

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Material. ANGOLA – Cabinda Province • Tando Zinze; –5.3068, 12.4985; 32 m a.s.l.; P1.142; GenBank: PQ455951 .

Identification. A large toad (SVL = 91–130 mm) with enlarged parotoid glands and large warts scattered across the entire body. The species has low genetic divergence across its entire range. The specimen reported here is genetically identical to material from Pool, Republic of the Congo (GenBank: KY080012), Sambolabo, Cameroon (GenBank: KF665304), Kampala, Uganda ( GenBank: AF220890) and Lake Baringo, Kenya (GenBank: AF220889), and almost identical to material from the type locality in Egypt (GenBank: KF665201).

Biology and distribution. This toad is known to occur from Senegal eastwards to Ethiopia and northern Tanzania, northwards across the Nile River, and southwards to northern Angola (Channing and Rödel 2019). The species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan savannahs and commonly found in urban and highly impacted areas (e.g. farms and plantations). Only one specimen was found during this study, in degraded forest near farmland in the Littoral Peneplain.