Berber Toad

Sclerophrys mauritanica

The Berber toad, also known as Mauritanian toad, Moroccan toad, pantherine toad or Moorish toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae, which is found in north-western Africa, with an introduced population in southern Spain.
Mauritanian Toad (Sclerophrys mauritanica) Oasis de Finnt, Morocco. Feb 19, 2025 Berber toad,Geotagged,Morocco,Sclerophrys mauritanica,Winter

Appearance

The Berber toad is a large toad, reaching 13–15 cm in body length. The upperparts are beige to olive with large orange or red spots. The underparts are white with small grey spots. It can be found in a variety of colour morphs, with the back colour varies from dark patches of brown, olive, orange, or reddish brown to just a plain sandy colour.

Distribution

The Berber toad is found in north western Africa, occurring in Morocco eastwards through Algeria into Tunisia, and south to the northernmost part of Western Sahara, although this has yet to be confirmed. An introduced population is also present in Spain close to Los Alcornocales Natural Park in the vicinity of Algeciras.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry cork oak forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations and urban areas. Berber toads range up to 2,650 m above sea level in the Atlas Mountains.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyBufonidae
GenusSclerophrys
SpeciesS. mauritanica
Photographed in
Morocco