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The common toad tends to be sexually dimorphic with the females being browner and the males greyer. [16] The underside is a dirty white speckled with grey and black patches. [15] [17] Other species with which the common toad could be confused include the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) and the European green toad (Bufo viridis). The former is ...
Toads Midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) (naturalised) [3] Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) — was naturalised but current status unknown. [4] Frogs Painted frog (Discoglossus pictus) — has bred at least once [citation needed] European tree frog (Hyla arborea) [5]
The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe and the United Kingdom. Adults are 60–70 mm (2.4–2.8 in) in length, and are distinguished from common toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back and parallel paratoid glands.
Giant toad, Bufo spinosus (Iberian Peninsula, France, Jersey) [2] Caucasian toad, Bufo verrucosissimus NT (Caucasus, Turkey, Iran) [2] [8] Natterjack toad, Bufo calamita LC; Berber toad, Bufo mauritanicus LC (Spain - introduced) Former Bufo viridis group: [4] European green toad, Bufotes viridis LC (in the past Pseudepidalea (Bufo) viridis ...
Five separate species of midwife toads are found across western Europe, northern Africa, and Majorca. Midwife toads can be found in the snows of the Pyrenees, living at heights of 5,000–6,500 feet in areas such as the Néouvielle massif. Unlike the thin tongue of many amphibians, the midwife's tongue is round and flattened; its former family ...
The common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) is a species of midwife frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is found in Belgium , France , Germany , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , Portugal , Spain , Switzerland , and the United Kingdom (although, in the latter, only as an introduction ).
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In popular culture ( folk taxonomy ), toads are distinguished from frogs by their drier, rougher skin and association with more terrestrial habitats. [ 3 ]
The European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) is a species of fire-bellied toad native to eastern parts of mainland Europe, where it can be found near waterbodies such as ponds and marshes. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is known for its red colored belly used to ward off predators, an example of aposematism , and its distinctive "whoop" call.