Sclerophrys tihamica is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and occurs along the Red Sea coastline of Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is sometimes known as Balletto's toad.[1][2] Reports of Bufo pentoni (now Sclerophrys pentoni) from the Arabian Peninsula refer to this species.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Sclerophrys |
| Species: | S. tihamica
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| Sclerophrys tihamica (Balletto and Cherchi, 1973)
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Sclerophrys tihamica is a common and abundant species in wadis and irrigated areas. It occurs at elevations of 25–400 m (82–1,312 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in still or slow-moving water. There are no known threats to this species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Andrew Gardner, Matthias Stöck, Theodore Papenfuss, Steven Anderson, Sergius Kuzmin (2016). "Sclerophrys tihamica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T54779A107350989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T54779A107350989.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Sclerophrys tihamica (Balletto and Cherchi, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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