The public is continually made aware of this species through the media, magazine articles, signboards, websites, etc.
This amphibian is dependent on watery wetlands and they breed during the rainy Cape winters. Two macro-populations exist, broadly referred to as the Cape Town and Overberg clusters. HOW TOAD FRIENDLY IS YOUR GARDEN?
The advertisement call of the males (heard at breeding time) is a deep snoring sound repeated every few seconds, and in chorus sounds like a tractor or motorcycle engine. In fact, almost any garden within 1 km of a breeding pond probably has at least one resident toad. I first learned about the plight of the endangered Western Leopard Toad back in May.
HABITAT • When"is"the"breeding"season"of"the"Western"Leopard"Toad?" The western leopard toad is very similar to a near relative, the eastern leopard toad (Western leopard toads occur in some protected areas such as Table Mountain National Park, Zandvlei Nature Reserve, Rondevlei and Zeekoevlei nature reserves, and Agulhas National Park.The monitoring of the Cape Peninsula/Cape Flats toad populations is carried out by various nature conservation organisations and local volunteer groups under the supervision of the Western Leopard Toad Conservation Committee. THREATS The western leopard toad is threatened throughout most of its range by general development and habitat degradation.
In particular, volunteer groups help toads across busy roads when they migrate to and from breeding sites. Life-Cycle: Western Leopard Toad Discuss • What"does"the"word"amphibian"mean? The Western Leopard Toad is threatened throughout most of its range by general development and habitat degradation.
• How"does"the"Western"Leopard"Toad’s"life"cycle"make"it"more"vulnerable"in"a"city? If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
The western leopard toad is very similar to a near relative, the eastern leopard toad (Amietophrynus pardalis), but they are separated by a distance of more than 200 km.
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The future of this species depends on toad-friendly gardens, as their natural habitat is almost totally converted to suburbia. Western Leopard Toads are among the easiest frogs to maintain in your garden. While breeding generally takes place in larger, more secure water bodies, urban development poses an obvious threat around these water bodies by causing habitat fragmentation and restricting the foraging area and movement of toads. Adult toad may move far from the breeding site to forage, but always returns Earth's Cool – Nature Inspired Education Western Leopard Toads are rare and beautiful frogs endemic to the southwestern regions of Cape Town. Its natural foraging habitats is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, falling within several vegetation types including Cape Flats Sand Plain Fynbos and Cape Flats Dune Strandveld. CapeNature is driven by the vision to conserve nature for a sustainable future.The organisation's mission is to manage, conserve and promote our human, natural and heritage assets through best practice, access, benefit sharing and sustainable use.By Lusanda Gqaza & Yanga Mbatana (Environmental Education ..By subscribing to our mailing list you can receive our monthly newsletter which keeps you updated with all the latest CapeNature news, promotions, competitions and more.The Wild Card is a world-class loyalty programme that makes tourism to national parks and nature reserves in Southern Africa more accessible and rewarding than ever before.Update your browser to view this website correctly.Our friendly tourism booking officers will take you through the booking process and answer all enquiries.We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Specific urban threats: • Habitat loss and fragmentation – restricts the foraging area and movement of toads, and can lead to the isolation and loss of populations and breeding sites. A Biodiversity Management Plan is being compiled for this species. They also differ in that the eastern leopard toad is a more widespread and less threatened species, that mainly occurs in the Eastern Cape. This is also when they are most vulnerable to being killed on the roads as they cross from wetlands to gardens and back again.