Sclerophrys gutturalis
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by Gary M. Stolz, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kyiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Common Toad sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Common Toad in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Common Toad sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate African Common Toad sightings, Masai Mara National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the African Common Toad that you can see in Masai Mara National Reserve (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Common Reed Frog (about 10%), Crowned bullfrog (about 10%) and Anchieta's Ridged Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Common Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Masai Mara National Reserve (10 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.
