African Common Toad

Sclerophrys gutturalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyBufonidae (True Toads)
GenusSclerophrys (African Toads)
SpeciesSclerophrys gutturalis (African Common Toad)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

3 Verified sightings at Golden Gate Highlands National Park From 2019 to 2026

219 Verified sightings across all 24 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the African Common Toad

Sclerophrys gutturalis, the African common toad or guttural toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Africa in a region stretching from Kenya west to Angola and south to South Africa. This includes southern Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats include forest, savanna and wetland areas. In particular, subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches.

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Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Sclerophrys capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Amietia delalandii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amietia poyntoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Semnodactylus wealii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cacosternum boettgeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Strongylopus grayii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
2	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
3	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
7	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
8	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
11	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
12	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
15	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
19	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
22	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data
23	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
24	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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African Common Toad

About the African Common Toad

Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Ranger's Toad

Common River Frog

Poynton's River Frog

Weale's Running Frog

Boettger's dainty frog

Clicking Stream Frog

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found