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Common Toad

Bufo bufo spinosus

Photo by Jopy
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Field Notes

Description:

Toad, red and brown in color, about 10 cm length

Habitat:

Pine wood

Species ID Suggestions

Common Toad

Bufo bufo spinosus

Reference Link
James McNair
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Comments (13)
Jopy
This toad obtains in Northern Italy and Greece...Will contact someone from my University where I studied and ask for information, I'm really intriguing for find ID :)
DanielePralong
It may well be, and that it hasn't been properly documented yet :-) It would be nice to try and find out if it's been reported in Italy too, as it would then cover more of the Mediterranean area. It would be nice to confirm the ID on this pic. Looking at his other photos the photographer may actually be a researcher. Maybe worth contacting him?
Jopy
I found this picture of B. spinosus spotted in Croatia : http://www.agefotostock.com/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/BWI-BS265656 probably this species lives in my area...
Jopy
Thank you a lot, last few weeks I tried to find ID, without success! there's no local information about ssp. :( the search continues...
DanielePralong
This one has been intriguing me for a while Jopy... great find! I can't think of anything else than B. bufo... However so far I've failed to find a local race or subspecies... :-( Maybe you have access to more local information... I'd go back to the same spot and try to find some similar ones!
Jopy
Omg! Thank you, will change ID! I read that distribution of common toad is in Mediterranean region, didn't see details :( Can this be B. bufo? This toad is red and brown, and I can't find ID that match :(
DanielePralong
Hi Jopy! Bufo spinosus is now recognized as a separate species, and Croatia is not part of its distribution :-( Please see: http://www.ctoz.nl/vol82/nr04/a01 http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Bufo&where-species=spinosus http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufo_spinosus
Jopy
The red color confused me as well, but James found the suBspecies of Common toad :) thank you, James...
MartinUrban
i 've already thought the same ... maybe some toads appear more reddish than others !
Jopy
Hello, Martin! can this be Common toad?

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Wildlife of Adriatic Coast
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PublishedMay 9, 2014

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