The leopard toad of the southwestern tip of Africa has appeared under the namesBufo pantherinus, Bufo cruciger, Bufo regularisandBufo pardalis.This paper examines the nomenclatural confusion and proposes a neotype ofB. pantherinusA. Smith, 1828, to provide stability. The specimen selected as neotype has a record of being handled by Smith, although Smith did not designate type material. This southwestern Cape toad is regarded as being specifically distinct from the very similarB. pardalisHewitt of southeast Africa, and is not assignable to theB. regulariscomplex of African toads.Bufo crucigerSchmidt is considered to be a synonym ofB. pantherinusSmith.