# Guttural toad (*Sclerophrys gutturalis*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

The guttural toad (Sclerophrys gutturalis) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 38.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 38.7 g |
| Length | up to 12 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Main food | arthropods, vertebrates |
| Habitat | forest, wetland |
| Young per litter or clutch | 15,000 – 25,000 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | Day and night (cathemeral) |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 1 country. Introduced: Mauritius. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Amphibia
- order: Anura
- family: Bufonidae
- genus: Sclerophrys
- species: *Sclerophrys gutturalis* (Power, 1927)

Synonyms: *Amietophrynus gutturalis*, *Bufo gutturalis*, *Bufo ngamiensis*, *Bufo regularis gutturalis*, *Bufo regularis ngamiensis*, *Bufo spinosus*

## Common questions

### How big is the guttural toad?

An adult guttural toad weighs 38.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Is the guttural toad endangered?

The guttural toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

### What does the guttural toad eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods and vertebrates.

### Is the guttural toad an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the guttural toad as introduced in 1 country: Mauritius, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

### What kind of animal is the guttural toad?

The guttural toad (Sclerophrys gutturalis) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.

## Sources

- [AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5), CC BY 4.0, v1. Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), CC BY 4.0, 2026-11-13. Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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