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Common Toad

Amphibians

The common toad, Bufo bufo, also called the European toad, is found through most of Europe apart from Iceland, Ireland and parts of Scandinavia, as well as western North Asia and northwestern Africa. It grows to about 15 centimeters, larger in the south of its range, with a broad head, bulging parotoid glands behind the eyes and greyish-brown, warty skin ranging from brown to olive-brown, sometimes marked with darker blotches or bands. Mostly nocturnal, it hides during the day and emerges at dusk to hunt invertebrates, favoring coniferous and deciduous woodland in wet locations but also adapting to open countryside, fields, parks and gardens. It is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, though it faces localized declines from habitat loss, wetland drainage and road deaths during breeding migrations.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Carnivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 1

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 1

Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

Grows to about 15 cm, broad head, bulbous eyes with yellow or copper irises 1

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 2

Scientific Name

Bufo bufo 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

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Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Temperate Coniferous Forest

Source Common toad (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Common toad (Wikipedia)

Infobox: status
LC
Common toad, Description
The common toad can grow to around 15 cm (6 in) in length.
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The juveniles then leave the water and remain largely terrestrial for the rest of their lives.
Distribution and habitat
It has been introduced to a number of places in Ireland, and appears to be thriving.
Behaviour and lifecycle
It is voracious and eats woodlice, slugs, beetles, caterpillars, flies, ants, spiders, earthworms and even small mice.
In Biome: Temperate Coniferous Forest, Conservation
It is not particularly threatened by habitat loss because it is adaptable and is found in deciduous and coniferous forests, scrubland, meadows, parks and gardens.

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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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3. Wikipedia: Common toad

WikipediaWikidata Q146375 (P225 taxon name)View the Source

Wikidata: Common Toad

Wikidata Q146375, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bufo

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1806

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1806

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: AnuraView the Source

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