The underside is whitish with the gular (throat) area of males infused with yellow with a dark blue-black bar posterior to the gular. Call The advertisement call, made by males in the breeding season, is a loud repetitive duck-like quacking. Groups of calling males generally space themselves along the water's edge, or among plants in the water. Males in chorus call antiphonally (with calls from different individuals alternating). Habits It is fairly aquatic as toads go, commonly inhabiting ponds and dams and streams, though it seems to prefer running water and accordingly favours fountains and similar water bodies. It typically is shy, but like many toads it will visit houses and other places where insect prey are attracted to lights, mainly outside the breeding season. It then establishes itself in moist, sheltered spots such as behind flowerpots and becomes tame if not molested. It will eat practically any small animal, including small vertebrates, but mainly insects up to the size of crickets. Range S. capensis occurs in South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, extreme southern Namibia, and possibly extreme southern Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Habitat S. capensis occurs in fynbos heathland, grassland, dry thicket forest, savanna, and agricultural land. Breeding takes place in dams, ponds, and pools along slow-forming streams. It shows some preference for permanent water bodies. References Sclerophrys Frogs of Africa Amphibians of Eswatini Vertebrates of Lesotho Amphibians of Namibia Amphibians of South Africa Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi Amphibians described in 1838 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot