Biology:Sclerophrys pusilla
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Short description: Species of amphibian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Sclerophrys |
| Species: | S. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)
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Sclerophrys pusilla is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Angola, northern Namibia, Botswana, northeastern South Africa , Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, southern Kenya, Uganda, eastern Ethiopia, parts of South Sudan, Gabon and Cameroon, as well as the Central African Republic.[1] The specific name pusilla means "small" in Latin, and refers to the fact that this frog is smaller than others in the Sclerophrys genus.[3]
Sclerophrys pusilla inhabits savanna and lowveld grassland, and likes shallow, slow-moving or stationary water.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Sclerophrys pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T84520853A84520903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T84520853A84520903.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84520853/84520903. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2023). "Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Sclerophrys/Sclerophrys-pusilla.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 du Preez, Louis; Carruthers, Vincent (November 2017). Frogs of Southern Africa: A Complete Guide (2nd ed.). Cape Town, South Africa: Struik Nature. pp. 198–199. ISBN 978-1-77584-544-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q25931272 entry
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