Sclerophrys pusilla

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Sclerophrys
Species:	S. pusilla
Binomial name
Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
Bufo regularis pusillus Mertens, 1937 Bufo pusillus – Pienaar, 1963 Bufo latifrons savannae – Inger, 1968 Bufo maculatus pusillus – Hulselmans, 1970 Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)

Sclerophrys pusilla inhabits savanna and lowveld grassland, and likes shallow, slow-moving or stationary water.^[3]