Sclerophrys poweri (Hewitt, 1935)

Western Olive Toad (Fig. 10; Map 9)

Material (8 specimens): PEM A14876-82, INBAC: WC-7076, wetland south of Lake Hundo, -15.01099° 21.63608°, 1,100 m asl. Description: Large robust toad; snout rounded; large elevated parotoid glands. Dorsum of females tan with distinct black-edged dark brown to deep red paired dorsal markings; in males it can be more olive-yellow; red infusions on the back of the thighs. Males with dark throat and dorsal surface spinose with small black tipped asperites. Adult females (n = 3) varied from 101.0–102.3 (101.8) mm (largest female: PEM A14876; maximum recorded size); adult males (n = 5) varied from 85.5–97.0 (93.3) mm (largest male: PEM A14877; maximum recorded size). Habitat and natural history notes: This species was heard calling during early evenings in a flooded wetland and from margins of large natural lakes. Comments: Only a few records exist for southern and eastern Angola (Marques et al. 2018; Baptista et al. 2019). These specimens represent the easternmost records in Angola, and only the second record for Moxico Province (Ruas 1996).