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Bufo viridis

(Green Toad)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Green Toad

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,271 meters (0 to 17,293 feet).Mean = 211.890 meters (695.177 feet), Standard Deviation = 467.390 based on 3,328 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology: Bufo viridis is one of the most adaptable amphibians of the Palearctic , living in forests , forest steppe, steppe , dry grasslands, alpine areas, semi-deserts and deserts. It inhabits both wet swampy areas as well as different dry desert types (usually close to oases). In the forest zone, it tends to live in open areas and bushlands, often far away from waterbodies, whereas in the southern dry parts of the range it primarily inhabits moist sites such as oases and the shores of irrigation ditches and lakes . In drier areas irrigation ditches and channels are used as corridors for dispersal . In mountains, it lives primarily below the upper margin of forest vegetation avoiding rocky taluses and alpine meadows. Spawning and larval development occurs in a diverse range of temporary and permanent waterbodies including swamps , ponds , lakes, pools in streams and rivers , reservoirs , ditches and puddles. Animals may be present in modified areas including urban centres (e.g. , Turin, Milan, Tan Tan), city parks and gardens. (Ref. 0)


List of Habitats :1.4Forest - Temperate 3.4Shrubland - Temperate 3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 4.4Grassland - Temperate 4.5Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps, Fens , Peatlands 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.9Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Oases 8.1Desert - Hot 8.2Desert - Temperate 13.3Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Sand Dunes 14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land 14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland 14.4Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens 14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas 15.2Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha) 15.5Artificial/Aquatic - Excavations (open) 15.7Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels) 15.9Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches 16Introduced vegetation

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Bufo

There are approximately 480 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

B. abatus · B. abei · B. achalensis · B. achavali · B. acutirostris · B. agua · B. ailaoanus · B. alatus · B. albicans · B. albifrons · B. alvarius (Colorado River Toad) · B. amabilis · B. amatolica · B. amatolicus (Amatola Toad) · B. amboroensis (Cochabamba Toad) · B. americana · B. americanus (American Toad) · B. americanus americanus (American Toad) · B. americanus charlesmithi (Dwarf American Toad) · B. americanus copei · B. americanus hemiophrys (Canadian Toad) · B. americanus x · B. americanus; · B. amieti · B. andersoni · B. andersonii · B. anderssoni · B. andrewsi · B. angusticeps · B. anotis · B. apolobambicus · B. arabicus · B. arborescandens · B. arenarum · B. arenarum arenarum · B. arenarum mendocinus · B. arenarun · B. arequipensis · B. arunco · B. asmarae · B. asper (Giant Indonesian Toad) · B. aspinius · B. atacamensis · B. atukoralei (Atukorale's Dwarf Toad) · B. aucoinae · B. azarae · B. bankorensis · B. baukorensis · B. baxteri (Wyoming Toad) · B. beddomii · B. beebei · B. beiranus · B. berghei · B. bergi · B. biporcatus (Philippine Toad) · B. biporcatus biporcatus · B. biporcatus divergens · B. biporcatus philippinicus · B. bisidanae · B. blanfordi · B. blanfordii · B. blombergi · B. bocourti · B. bocourtii · B. boreas (Boreal Toad) · B. boreas boreas (Boreal Toad) · B. boreas halophilus (California Toad) · B. brauni · B. brevipalmata · B. brevirostris · B. brongersmai · B. buchneri · B. bufo (Common Toad) · B. bufo asiaticus · B. bufo bufo · B. bufo formosus · B. bufo gargarizans · B. bufo gredosicola · B. bufo hokkaidoensis · B. bufo spinosus · B. bufo wrighti · B. burmanus · B. burti · B. caeruleostictus · B. calamita (Natterjack Toad) · B. californicus (Arroyo Southwestern Toad) · B. camerunensis · B. camerunensis camerunensis · B. camerunensis cameruniensis · B. camortensis · B. campbelli · B. canalifer · B. canaliferus · B. canorus (Yosemite Toad) · B. carens · B. castaneoticus · B. cataulaciceps · B. cavifrons · B. celebensis · B. ceratophrys

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 04, 2007:

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Footnotes

Last Revised: 2008-09-19