Vandijkophrynus gariepensis
The Karoo Toad is a medium-sized toad found in the dry Karoo, fynbos and moist mountain grassland from the Drakensberg on the border of the Free State and Kwazulu-Natal to the Atlantic coast of the Northern Cape. It is remarkably well adapted to both the extreme winter cold in the mountains and the high temperatures and dry climate of the West Coast. Adults are only about 7-9cm long, the females being larger than the males by a considerable margin. Like most other toads the Karoo Toad feeds mainly on worms and insects.
Karoo Toad
Karoo Toad in the road
Karoo Toad
Karoo Toad
(Presumed) Karoo Toad
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You need to complete the poem, “Karoo Toad in the Road.”
If I were a more adept wordsmith it might’ve become a nursery rhyme, John!
There you go!
What a lovely design on that toad!
Once I got over the surprise that there’s actually amphibians hopping around the dark Karoo night I noticed the special pattern too!
What a mouthful of a name for a pretty toad! Have you tried saying that quickly three times 🙂 🙂
I’d like to think that like the human denizens of the Karoo this toad won’t mind if you use his nickname rather than his christened name!