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title: "Eastern Flat-backed Toad"
description: "Sclerophrys pusilla — Amphibiens. Sclerophrys pusilla is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/eastern-flat-backed-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Flat-backed Toad

> Sclerophrys pusilla — Amphibiens. Sclerophrys pusilla is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

- Scientific name: *Sclerophrys pusilla*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibiens)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prairies et champs), `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières), `savanna` (Savane)
- iNaturalist observations: 800
- Wikidata: [Q25931272](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25931272)
- iNaturalist taxon: [517057](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/517057)

## Names

- en: Eastern Flat-backed Toad
- es: Sapo de Espalda Plana

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (135), ZM (110), MZ (61), MW (54), ZW (41), AO (32), NA (18), BW (12), KE (12), TZ (7), BI (6), CG (6)

## Summary

Sclerophrys pusilla is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Angola, northern Namibia, Botswana, northeastern South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, southern Kenya, Uganda, eastern Ethiopia, parts of South Sudan, Gabon and Cameroon, as well as the Central African Republic. The specific name pusilla means "small" in Latin, and refers to the fact that this frog is smaller than others in the Sclerophrys genus.
Sclerophrys pusilla inhabits savanna and lowveld grassland, and likes shallow, slow-moving or stationary water.

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

## Photo

![Eastern Flat-backed Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-flat-backed-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54782359

## Machine access

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