Sclerophrys poweri (Hewitt, 1935)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Sclerophrys poweri is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in extreme southern Angola, northern Namibia, Botswana, southward to central South Africa, and Zambia. The specific name poweri honours John Hyacinth Power, Irish-born director of the McGregor Museum (Kimberley, South Africa) who collected amphibians as well as reptiles and plants.
Sclerophrys poweri inhabits open savanna, wooded savanna, thornveldt, river valleys, and agricultural areas. Breeding takes place in temporary water (vleis, marshes, dams, or pans), and sometimes artificial pools. It is a common and often abundant species that is not facing any significant threats and that is present in many protected areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Sclerophrys poweri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:51:41.765152+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sclerophrys poweri (Hewitt, 1935)
- Name authority
- (Hewitt, 1935)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Sclerophrys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
- genusSclerophrys Tschudi, 1838
- speciesSclerophrys poweri (Hewitt, 1935)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sclerophrys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sclerophrys brauni (Nieden, 1911) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys buchneri (Peters, 1882) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys channingi (Barej, Schmitz, Menegon, Hillers, Hinkel, Böhme & Rödel, 2011) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys djohongensis (Hulselmans, 1977) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys funerea (Barboza du Bocage, 1866) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys gracilipes (Boulenger, 1899) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys gutturalis (Power, 1927) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys kassasii (Baha El Din, 1993) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys kerinyagae (Keith, 1968) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys kisoloensis (Loveridge, 1932) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys langanoensis (Largen, Tandy & Tandy, 1978) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclerophrys latifrons (Boulenger, 1900) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bufo regularis poweri Hewitt, 1935 Hewitt, 1935 | synonym |
| Amietophrynus poweri (Hewitt, 1935) (Hewitt, 1935) | synonym |
| Bufo poweri Hewitt, 1935 Hewitt, 1935 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1103599 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VQ92. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.