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title: "Karoo Toad"
description: "Vandijkophrynus gariepensis — Amphibians. The Karoo toad, Gariep toad, or mountain toad (Vandijkophrynus gariepensis) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae found in southern Namibia, much of South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/karoo-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Karoo Toad

> Vandijkophrynus gariepensis — Amphibians. The Karoo toad,  Gariep toad, or mountain toad (Vandijkophrynus gariepensis) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae found in southern Namibia, much of South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini.

- Scientific name: *Vandijkophrynus gariepensis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 602
- Wikidata: [Q4672438](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4672438)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67259](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67259)

## Names

- en: Karoo Toad
- de: Karookröte

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (548)

## Summary

The Karoo toad,  Gariep toad, or mountain toad (Vandijkophrynus gariepensis) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae found in southern Namibia, much of South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. It is an abundant species that occurs in many types habitat: fynbos heathland, succulent karoo, thickets, grassland, and Nama Karoo. Breeding takes place in permanent and temporary waterbodies (e.g., streams, waterholes, lakes, rain pools, even hoof prints). There are no significant threats to this adaptable species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoo_toad

## Photo

![Karoo Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/karoo-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203221806

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/karoo-toad?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).