Eastern leopard toad
| Eastern leopard toad | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Amietophrynus |
| Species: | A. pardalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amietophrynus pardalis Hewitt, 1935 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo pardalis | |
The eastern leopard toad (Amietophrynus pardalis) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Range
This species, which is native to South Africa, is known mainly from the Eastern Cape Province east to Umtata in the former Transkei, with a few records from the Western Cape Province. It is mainly found quite close to the coast, but it ranges inland to Grahamstown, Kei Road, Stutterheim and Amatola Mountains. It is generally below 1,000 m asl, but ranges up to 1,500 m asl in some places.
Mating
The eastern leopard toad typically breeds in large, permanent, usually deep pools, and calls from floating vegetation. The eastern leopard toad typically is a late-winter or spring breeder
Diet
The eastern leopard toad is presumed to feed on a variety of arthropods in the wild. In captivity specimens feed on crickets, grasshoppers, small mice, and lizards.
References
- Tandy, M., Minter, L. & Channing, A. 2004. Bufo pardalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Burger, M Amietophrynus pardalis (Hewitt, 1935)