Sclerophrys poweri
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by Gary M. Stolz, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Sclerophrys poweri is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in extreme southern Angola, northern Namibia, Botswana, southward to central South Africa, and Zambia. The specific name poweri honours John Hyacinth Power, Irish-born director of the McGregor Museum (Kimberley, South Africa) who collected amphibians as well as reptiles and plants.
Sclerophrys poweri inhabits open savanna, wooded savanna, thornveldt, river valleys, and agricultural areas. Breeding takes place in temporary water (vleis, marshes, dams, or pans), and sometimes artificial pools. It is a common and often abundant species that is not facing any significant threats and that is present in many protected areas. Wikipedia →
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South Africa · 2018
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Namibia · 2007
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Namibia · 2017
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Power's Toad sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Power's Toad in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June, August and November, the lowest months. Those are among Etosha National Park's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against almost none in June.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Power's Toad sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Etosha National Park, in our data
Etosha National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Power's Toad sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Power's Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Etosha National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
