Caucasian toad

Caucasian toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species: B. verrucosissimus
Binomial name
Bufo verrucosissimus
(Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
  • Bufo colchicus Eichwald, 1831
  • Rana caucasica Pallas, 1814

The Caucasian toad (Bufo verrucosissimus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent rivers, rural gardens, ponds, and aquaculture ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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