OTHER NAMES: Green Toad
Latin Etymology: Bufotes ("toad-like") viridis ("green")
European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis) at Side, Antalya, Turkey - April 2025
Featured Subspecies: Bufotes viridis sitibundus
Weight: 75g / Length: 10cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A small toad with a distinctive tan with green splotches appearance, originally considered a much larger species but has now been split into up to 15 species, althoguh even this is inconsistant, for instance here, the substpecies sitibundus is refered to as both subspecies of Green Toad and a full species of the variable green toad. This was one of a pair of individuals found under a discarded plastic sheet on the dunes near Side.
Related Species:
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufotes
SUBSPECIES: B. v. balearicus, B. v. dionysi, B. v. sitibundus, B. v. viridis
- Sighting Locations -
Turkish:Gece kurbağası ("Night Toad")
- ANTALYA 2025 TRIP - Two found near Side
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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