Spiny toad

Spiny toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species:
B. spinosus
Binomial name
Bufo spinosus
Daudin, 1803

The spiny toad, spiny common toad, or giant toad (Bufo spinosus) is a species of toad native to the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, extreme northwestern Italy, and North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia).[1][2] There is an isolated population in Jersey in the Channel Islands.[1][2][3] For much of the 20th century, it was considered either a synonym or a subspecies of common toad Bufo bufo, but it is now classified as a separate species.[1]

Diet

These toads feed on a number of invertebrates from earthworms to insects and woodlice.[2]

Description

Adult males measure 58.6–112 mm (2.3–4.4 in) and adult females 65–180 mm (2.6–7.1 in) in snout–vent length.[2]

Pair of spiny toads mating

References

  1. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Bufo spinosus Daudin, 1803". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bufo spinosus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Jersey Toad, Crapaud or Western Common Toad Bufo spinosus" (PDF). JARG (Jersey Amphibian & Reptile Group). Retrieved 18 May 2022.


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