Spiny toad

Spiny toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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),[2][3] with an isolated population in Jersey in the Channel Islands.[4][5] 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.[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.[3]

Diet

These toads feed on a number of invertebrates from earthworms to insects and woodlice.[3]

Pair of spiny toads mating

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Bufo spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T88316046A89696452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T88316046A89696452.en. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c "Bufo spinosus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ Arntzen, J. W.; Wilkinson, J. W.; Butôt, R.; Martínez-Solano, Í. (2014). "A new vertebrate species native to the British Isles: Bufo spinosus Daudin, 1803 in Jersey". Herpetological Journal. 24: 209–216.
  5. ^ "Jersey Toad, Crapaud or Western Common Toad Bufo spinosus" (PDF). JARG (Jersey Amphibian & Reptile Group). Retrieved 18 May 2022.


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