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Japanese stream toad

Bufo praetextatus Boie, 1826

Status not recordedfrogs and toads

The japanese stream toad (Bufo praetextatus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 415 g.

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Quick facts about the japanese stream toad

Weight
415 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 17.6 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8 years
Main food
arthropods, leaves, vertebratessrc for Main food
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
14,000src for Young per litter or clutch
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the japanese stream toad live?

Not recorded

Is the japanese stream toad endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the japanese stream toad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyBufonidae
  6. genusBufo
  7. SpeciesBufo praetextatus Boie, 1826

Synonyms Bufo bufo formosus, Bufo bufo hokkaidoensis, Bufo bufo japonicus, Bufo bufo montanus, Bufo bufo yakushimensis, Bufo japonicus, Bufo japonicus hokkaidoensis, Bufo japonicus japonicus, Bufo japonicus montanus, Bufo japonicus yakushimensis, Bufo smithi, Bufo vulgaris formosus, Bufo vulgaris hokkaidoensis, Bufo vulgaris japonicus, Bufo vulgaris montanus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Western Japanese common toadEnglish
  • ropucha říčníCzech
  • Japanische ErdkröteGerman
  • ニホンヒキガエルJapanese
  • 서일본두꺼비Korean
  • Речная жабаRussian
  • 日本蟾蜍Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

Relatives of the japanese stream toad

Other species in the same genus Bufo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the japanese stream toad?

An adult japanese stream toad weighs 415 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the japanese stream toad eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods, leaves and vertebrates.

What kind of animal is the japanese stream toad?

The japanese stream toad (Bufo praetextatus) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

  • AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
    Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5
  • Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
    Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
  • Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Japanese stream toad (Bufo praetextatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bufo-praetextatus

MLA

“Japanese stream toad (Bufo praetextatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bufo-praetextatus.

BibTeX
@misc{bufo_praetextatus_2026,
  title = {Japanese stream toad (Bufo praetextatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bufo-praetextatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}