Tibetan toad
| Tibetan Toad | |
|---|---|
 A pair of bufo tibetanus mating in Sichuan at an altitude of 4000 meters | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Bufo |
| Species: | B. tibetanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bufo tibetanus Zarevsky, 1926 | |
The Tibetan Toad (Bufo tibetanus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Liang, F. & Changyuan, Y. 2004. Bufo tibetanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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