Biology:Spiny toad
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Spiny toad | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 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.[1][2][3] 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]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Bufo/Bufo-spinosus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bufo spinosus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7754.
- ↑ "Jersey Toad, Crapaud or Western Common Toad Bufo spinosus". JARG (Jersey Amphibian & Reptile Group). https://groups.arguk.org/images/users/70/downloads/Crapaud.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2927674 entry
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