Sclerophrys turkanae (Tandy and Feener, 1985) IUCN Red List

Kirchhof, Sebastian, Wasonga, Victor, Mazuch, Tomáš, Spawls, Stephen & Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta, 2023, An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Sibiloi National Park in northern Kenya based on field surveys, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 324) 17 (1 / 2), pp. 1-18 : 4

Sclerophrys turkanae (Tandy and Feener, 1985) IUCN Red List : Data Deficient

Vouchers: NMK-A1816 (field nos. SK16 1057, SK16 1059, SK16 1060–1064)

Localities: AB ( R), KF (G)

Remarks: Endemic to Kenya. This toad ( Fig. 3C ) was very abundant in the grassland transects along the shores of Lake Turkana, and found in high numbers and different sizes at Alia Bay and Koobi Fora. During the day they were hiding in moist mud cracks, and at night they were on land in slightly flooded grassy plains right at the lake edge. Males were calling in November, and the calls affirmed their identification as S. turkanae . According to the latest published amphibian guide ( Spawls et al. 2019), this species is only known from Lake Turkana. The IUCN assessment mentions records from two localities in north-central Kenya: Loyangalani [Loiengalani] (south-eastern shores of Lake Turkana), and Uaso Nyiro River in the Samburu Game Reserve ( IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2016).

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Fig. 3. Amphibian species recorded during the surveys: (A) Poyntonophrynus lughensis; (B) Sclerophrys xeros; (C) Sclerophrys turkanae; (D) Ptychadena nilotica; (E) Ptychadena cf. schillukorum; and (F) Tomopterna wambensis.