Sclerophrys steindachneri is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is native to central Africa.

Etymology The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Viennese zoologist Franz Steindachner. xiii + 244 pp. (Amietophrynus steindachneri, p. 204).

Geographic range Sclerophrys steindachneri is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Habitat The natural habitats of Sclerophrys steindachneri are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, but it is also found in artificial habitats such as plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, canals and ditches.

Conservation status Sclerophrys steindachneri is threatened by habitat loss.

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Further reading

+ Plates I–II. (Bufo steindachnerii, new species, pp. 103–104 + Plate II, figure 8). (in German).