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esculentus) (naturalised) [7] Iberian water frog (Pelophylax perezi) – has bred [8] American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana) — successfully bred [9] African clawed toad (Xenopus laevis) — two populations survived in the UK for 50 years, now extinct apart from in Calderstones Park. [10]
A toadman or toad-man is someone, in the folklore of the Fens of East Anglia and Lincolnshire, who has made a deal with the devil which gives them control over horses. Stories of toadmen seem to have been prevalent in the region during the inter-war period of 1918 to 1938.
Berber toad, Bufo mauritanicus LC (Spain - introduced) Former Bufo viridis group: [4] European green toad, Bufotes viridis LC (in the past Pseudepidalea (Bufo) viridis, most of Europe) and: [n 1] [4] Variable green toad, Bufotes sitibundus (Caucasus region, Russia, Kazakhstan) [5] [6] Balearic green toad, Bufotes balearicus LC (Italy ...
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 ]
Song of Common toad or European toad, Bufo bufo. Common toad, female and male on her back. A true toad is any member of the family Bufonidae, in the order Anura (frogs and toads). This is the only family of anurans in which all members are known as toads, although some may be called frogs (such as harlequin frogs).
The common toad, European toad, or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the toad (Bufo bufo, from Latin bufo "toad"), is a toad found throughout most of Europe (with the exception of Ireland, Iceland, parts of Scandinavia, and some Mediterranean islands), in the western part of North Asia, and in a small portion of Northwest Africa.
Pages Thysanura and Diplura: Vol 1 Pt 2 1954 Delany, M.J. 7 Dermaptera and Orthoptera: 1st Vol 1 Pt 5 1949 Hincks, W.D. 20 Dermaptera and Orthoptera: 2nd Vol 1 Pt 5 1956 Hincks, W.D. 24 Plecoptera: Vol 1 Pt 6 1950 Kimmins, D.E. 18 Psocids Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice) 1st Vol 1 Pt 7 1974 New, T.R. 102 Psocids Psocoptera (Booklice and ...
A DEFRA study from 2006 suggested that 100 species became extinct in the UK during the 20th century: about 100 times the background extinction rate. [3] This has had a major impact on indigenous animal populations. Song birds in particular are becoming scarcer, and habitat loss has affected larger mammalian species.