Amietophrynus garmani (Meek, 1897)  

This species occurs from Ethiopia and Somalia south to northern parts of South Africa and the northern and eastern parts of Botswana. The apparent range disjunctions in parts of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya might be artefacts of poor sampling. It is likely that the northeastern African populations (from northern Tanzania northwards) and the southern African populations (from Zambia southwards) belong to separate species, with true Amietophrynus garmani occurring in northeastern Africa. The association of the recently reported population from western Tanzania (Gardner et al. 2007) to either of these northeastern and southern populations needs to be determined. The distributional boundary between this species and Amietophrynus poweri in southern Africa is very unclear, and they might not be separate species. In northeastern Africa it occurs from sea level up to 2,000 m asl.

A. garmani has a wide distribution in the eastern savannas of Africa, ranging from Somalia in the north to South Africa in the south (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).

Males measure 63-72 mm and females 55-74 mm in snout-vent length (Harper et al., 2010).

A. garmani is difficult to distigush from the morphologically similar B. poweri. Using their calls can be key determining the species. Channing (1991) states that A. garmani’s call is a relatively slower pulse with a shorter duration then that of B. poweri (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).

A. garmani can be confused with A. maculatus, A. xeros and A. gutturalis. Juveniles of all members of this genus are difficult to distinguish. A. garmani lacks the light cross on the head or light band between the eyes that is typically seen in A. maculatus, and A. xeros. A. garmani also lacks dark markings on the snout in contrast to many other Amietophrynus species (Text from Harper et al., 2010).