Biology:Amietophrynus garmani

Eastern olive toad
A. garmani in Limpopo, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Amietophrynus
Species:	A. garmani
Binomial name
Amietophrynus garmani Meek, 1897
Synonyms
Bufo garmani

Amietophrynus garmani, commonly known as the eastern olive toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae, which is native to East and southern Africa.

Range

It is found in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa , Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Tandy, M., Poynton, J.C., Largen, M., Howell, K., Channing, A., Minter, L. & Lötters, S. 2004. Bufo garmani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.

Wikidata ☰ Q2843312 entry