Cameroon Toad

(Amietophrynus superciliaris)


Facts

Cameroon Toad IUCN LEAST CONCERN (LC)

 

Facts about this animal

A rather large beautiful toad and although they appear as brightly coloured, on the forest floor they simply disappear into the background leaf-litter. Their yellow dorsal surfaces perfectly match a recently fallen leaf - even down to the small perforations attacked by fungus with decaying edges and the lower part looks like a deep shadow created by this leaf.

Did you know?
The species is used as medicine: It is captured and carefully killed and dried so as not to damage the skeleton. The bones are then crushed and used in traditional medicine.


 

Factsheet
Class AMPHIBIA
Order ANURA
Suborder NEOBATRACHIA
Family BUFONIDAE
Name (Scientific) Amietophrynus superciliaris
Name (English) Cameroon Toad
Name (French) Crapaud du Cameroun
Name (German) Zipfelkröte
Name (Spanish) Sapo del Camerún
CITES Status Appendix I
CMS Status Not listed

 

 

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Distribution

 


Distribution
Range Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo. Introduced: Central African Republic
Habitat In Central Africa, it lives mainly in secondary forest, but also in tall primary forest, as well as dense brush and cocoa plantations. In West Africa, it is restricted to primary forest along the banks of larger rivers.
Wild population It is generally uncommon through most of its range and very rare in West Africa. It is probably affected to some extent by forest loss, especially when the habitat becomes very open. Pet trade might also have impacted some populations, and some low-level illegal trade does possibly continue.
Zoo population None reported to ISIS (2007)

In the Zoo

Cameroon Toad

 

How this animal should be transported

For air transport, Container Note 45 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.

 

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