Schismaderma Smith, 1849

Marques, Mariana P., Ceríaco, Luis M. P., Blackburn, David C. & Bauer, Aaron M., 2018, Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840 - 2017), Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 65, pp. 1-501 : 69

Genus Schismaderma Smith, 1849

Schismaderma carens ( Smith, 1848) AFRICAN RED TOAD

Bufo carens Smith 1848 : pl. 68. Syntypes: BMNH 65.5.11.124–126, 58.11.25.91–93 (collector A. Smith). Type locality: “Interior of Southern Africa” fide Frost (1985:76).

Bufo carens : Laurent (1964a:131), Poynton (1964:60), Cei (1977:16), Poynton and Broadley (1988:84).

Schismaderma carens : Frost (1895:76, 2016), Ruas (1996:22), Channing (2001:103), Frétey et al. (2011:24).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern.

Global distribution: The species is known from southwestern Kenya to eastern

Angola, southeast through Zimbabwe to eastern South Africa and along Botswana bor-

der.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 12): The species is only known from “Cazombo,” in

Moxico Province. Moxico: “Cazombo”

[-11.88333, 22.91667] ( Laurent 1964a:131;

Ruas 1996:22; Channing 2001:104). Undetermined Locality: “areas of forest and savanna in the north and northeast of Angola ” ( Cei

1977:17).

Taxonomic and distributional notes:

This monotypic genus was reviewed by Poynton (1964) and Poynton and Broadley (1988).

It is a widely distributed species found in savannas and common around human settle- MAP 12. Distribution of Schismaderma carens in Angola.

ments ( Channing 2001).