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Spiny toad
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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). There is an isolated population in Jersey in the Channel Islands. 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.

Diet

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

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.

References

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. ^ "Bufo spinosus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
3. "Jersey Toad, Crapaud or Western Common Toad Bufo spinosus" (PDF). JARG (Jersey Amphibian & Reptile Group). Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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