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Green toad

Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768)

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The green toad (Bufotes viridis) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 75 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green toad (Bufotes viridis)
Photo: NobbiP · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green toad

Weight
75 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 12 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
15 years
Main food
arthropods, vertebratessrc for Main food
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
6,660 – 36,950src for Young per litter or clutch
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

What eats the green toad?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded predators of the green toad

The 24 best supported of 79 on record

  1. Grass snake Natrix natrix11 sources
  2. Dice snake Natrix tessellata5 sources
  3. Marsh frog Pelophylax ridibundus4 sources
  4. Pool frog Pelophylax lessonae4 sources
  5. Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula3 sources
  6. Mute swan Cygnus olor3 sources
  7. Common crane Grus grus3 sources
  8. Smew Mergellus albellus3 sources
  9. Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata3 sources
  10. Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea3 sources
  11. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos3 sources
  12. Common pochard Aythya ferina3 sources
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  1. Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca3 sources
  2. Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida3 sources
  3. White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus3 sources
  4. Black tern Chlidonias niger3 sources
  5. Common raven Corvus corax3 sources
  6. Carrion crow Corvus corone3 sources
  7. Rook Corvus frugilegus3 sources
  8. Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus3 sources
  9. Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius3 sources
  10. Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus3 sources
  11. Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica3 sources
  12. Viperine snake Natrix maura3 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365377785
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313560052
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187947781
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/343464699
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/212680928
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238366344
  • N�llert, A., N�llert, C., 1992. Die Amphibien Europas. Kosmos, Stuttgart.
  • Reji Chacko, M., Albouy, C., Altermatt, F., Brändle, M., Casanelles Abella, J., Boussange, V., Campell, F., Ellis, W. N., Fopp, F., Gossner, M. M., Ho., H., Joss, A., Kipf, P., Neff, F., Petrović, A., Prié, V., Tomanović, Ž., Zimmerli, N., Pellissier, L. (2024). trophiCH v1 - a food web for Switzerl
  • Valakos E.D., Pafilis P., Sotiropoulos K., Lymberakis P., Maragou P., Foufopoulos J. 2008. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece. Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
  • Lanza B., Andreone F., Bologna M.A., Corti C., Razzetti E. (Eds.). 2007. Amphibia. Fauna d'Italia Vol. XLII. Calderini Editore, Bologna.
  • Maiorano, L., Montemaggiori, A., Ficetola, G. F., O’Connor, L., & Thuiller, W. (2021). Data from: Tetra-EU 1.0: a species-level trophic meta-web of European tetrapods (Version 3, p. 16654389 bytes) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.JM63XSJ7B
  • Carboneras, C., Christie, D.A. & Kirwan, G.M. (2019). Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.).�Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from�https://www.hbw.com/node/52925�on 5 July

Where does the green toad live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the green toad as introduced in 5 countries.

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Belgium
  3. Russia
  4. Spain
  5. Sweden

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the green toad endangered?

The green toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the green toad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyBufonidae
  6. genusBufotes
  7. SpeciesBufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768)

Synonyms Buffo viridiradiatus, Buffo viridis, Bufo balearicus, Bufo bufina, Bufo bufonina, Bufo cursor, Bufo kavirensis, Bufo lineata, Bufo lineatus, Bufo longipes, Bufo roseus, Bufo schreberi, Bufo schreberianus, Bufo sitibundus, Bufo variabilis, Bufo variabilis balearica, Bufo variabilis crucigera, Bufo variabilis kermanensis, Bufo variabilis sitibunda, Bufo variabilis var. balaerica, Bufo variabilis var. balearica, Bufo variabilis var. sitibunda, Bufo viridis, Bufo viridis balearicus, Bufo viridis concolor, Bufo viridis crucigera, Bufo viridis kavirensis, Bufo viridis kermanensis, Bufo viridis lineata, Bufo viridis raseus, Bufo viridis viridis, Bufotes balearicus, Bufotes kavirensis, Bufotes perrini, Bufotes sitibundus, Bufotes variabilis, Bufotes variabilis kermanensis, Bufotes variabilis variabilis, Bufotes viridis balearicus, Bufotes viridis dionysi, Bufotes viridis perrini, Bufotes viridis sitibundus, Phrynoidis variabilis, Pseudepidalea balearica, Pseudepidalea variabilis, Pseudepidalea viridis, Rana bufina, Rana picta, Rana picta, Rana sitibunda, Rana variabilis, Rana viridis

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • ΠρασινόφρυνοςEnglish
  • European green toadEnglish
  • European green toadEnglish
  • Perrin's green toadEnglish
  • علجوم أخضرArabic
  • علجوم بيرين الأخضرArabic
  • Aljoum AkhdarArabic
  • Рапуха зялёнаяBelarusian
  • CalàpetCatalan
  • Gripau verdCatalan
  • Ropucha zelenáCzech
  • Zelony kąterKashubian
  • FløjtetudseDanish
  • Grønbroget tudseDanish
  • HausunkeGerman
  • BuntkröteGerman
  • DorfkröteGerman
  • Grüne KröteGerman
  • Wandelbare KröteGerman
  • WechselkröteGerman
  • Sapo VerdeSpanish
  • Rohe-kärnkonnEstonian
  • viherkonnaFinnish
  • Crapaud vertFrench
  • Crapaud vert (Le)French
  • Zelena krastača / зелена крастачаSerbian (Latin)
  • קרפדה ירוקהHebrew
  • Zelena krastačaCroatian
  • Zöld varangyHungarian
  • Bufo viridisItalian
  • Rospo SmeraldinoItalian
  • Rospo smeraldino europeoItalian
  • ヨーロッパミドリヒキガエルJapanese
  • 유럽초록두꺼비Korean
  • Žalioji rupūžėLithuanian
  • Зелена крастава жабаMacedonian
  • Groene padDutch
  • Ropucha ZielonaPolish
  • Broască râioasă verdeRomanian
  • Зелёная жабаRussian
  • Зелёная жаба ПерренаRussian
  • Zelenaya ZhabaRussian
  • Зелена КрастачаSerbian
  • Zelena krastava žabaSerbian
  • Europeisk grön paddaSwedish
  • grönfläckig paddaSwedish
  • Gece KurbağasıTurkish
  • Avrupalı yeşil karakurbağasıTurkish
  • Ропуха зеленаUkrainian
  • 綠蟾蜍Chinese
  • 绿蟾蜍Chinese

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Relatives of the green toad

Other species in the same genus Bufotes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the green toad?

An adult green toad weighs 75 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green toad endangered?

The green toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What does the green toad eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods and vertebrates.

Is the green toad an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the green toad as introduced in 5 countries: Afghanistan, Belgium, Russia, Spain and Sweden, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the green toad?

The green toad (Bufotes viridis) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.

What eats the green toad?

Animals recorded preying on the green toad include grass snake, dice snake, marsh frog and pool frog. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green toad (Bufotes viridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bufotes-viridis

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BibTeX
@misc{bufotes_viridis_2026,
  title = {Green toad (Bufotes viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bufotes-viridis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}