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Amphibians
Amietophrynus fuliginatus (De Witte, 1932)
Nomenclature
Species:
Amietophrynus fuliginatus (De Witte, 1932)
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Shaba Province Toad
Language:
English
Vernacular name:
Sooty Toad
Language:
English
SUMMARY
The Latin word fuliginatus means sooty, deriving from the anuran’s appearance of a more or less diffusely uniform exterior color and pattern (Channing, 2001). An alternative common name is, in fact, the Sooty Toad.