Common Spiny toad
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Bufo |
| Species: | B. spinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bufo spinosus Daudin, 1803
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The Spiny toad, Spiny common toad, or the 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).[1][2] There is an isolated population in Jersey in the Channel Islands.[3][4] 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.[1]
Diet
These toads feed on a number of invertebrates from earthworms to insects and woodlice.[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.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bufo spinosus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Jersey Toad, Crapaud or Western Common Toad Bufo spinosus" (PDF). JARG (Jersey Amphibian & Reptile Group). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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