OTHER NAMES: European Toad, Toad
Latin Etymology: Bufo ("toad") bufo ("toad")
Juvenile Common Toad (subspecies B. b. bufo) at Barnet, London - June 2014
Featured Subspecies: Bufo bufo bufo
Weight: 80g / Length: 15cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern
By far the more common of the UK's two species of Toad, the Common Toad is widespead, although as it is far more land based than the other common amphibians in the UK and is active at night a lot of the time, it can be harder to track down than it should be. They spend far less of their lives in the water compared to Common Frogs, and walk rather than hop.
Related Species:
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
SUBSPECIES: B. b. bufo, B. b. gredosicola, B. b. spinosis
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - Common resident.
- Seen at a number of locations including Geddington and Barnet
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto,
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