Giant toad
Bufo spinosus Daudin, 1803
Status not recordedfrogs and toads
The giant toad (Bufo spinosus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura.
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Quick facts about the giant toad
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the giant toad live?
Not recorded
Is the giant 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 giant toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusBufo
- SpeciesBufo spinosus Daudin, 1803
Synonyms Batrachus spinosus, Bufo bufo gredosicola, Bufo bufo spinosus, Bufo rubeta robustior, Bufo vinearum, Bufo vulgaris spinosus, Pelobates wilsoni, Platosphus gervais
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Common toadEnglish
- Spiny toadEnglish
- Western common toadEnglish
- calàpetCatalan
- Ropucha obecnáCzech
- Westliche ErdkröteGerman
- Sapo comúnSpanish
- apo arrunt iberiarraBasque
- RupikonnaFinnish
- Crapaud épineuxFrench
- Rospo spinosoItalian
- トゲヒキガエルJapanese
- 가시두꺼비Korean
- Iberische Gewone PadDutch
- Ropucha szaraPolish
- Sapo comumPortuguese
- Колючая жабаRussian
- Kara kurbağasıTurkish
- 棘蟾蜍Chinese
- galàpetCatalan
- gripau comúCatalan
- ropucha obecná středomořskáCzech
- Mittelmeer-ErdkröteGerman
- Sapo Común ibéricoSpanish
- Sapo espinosoSpanish
- isorupikonnaFinnish
- Crapaud épineux (Le)French
- Westelijke Gewone PadDutch
- Sapo-alcandarêsPortuguese
- Sapo-comumPortuguese
- sapo-comum-ibéricoPortuguese
- Sapo-comum-mediterrânicoPortuguese
- Средиземноморская жабаRussian
- Колючая серая жабаRussian
- Iber Siğilli KurbağasıTurkish
Relatives of the giant toad
Other species in the same genus Bufo.

Common toad
Bufo bufo

Asiatic toad
Bufo gargarizans
Colchic toad
Bufo verrucosissimus
Talysh toad
Bufo eichwaldi
Bankor toad
Bufo bankorensis
Japanese stream toad
Bufo torrenticola
CompareGiant toad vs Common toadGiant toad vs Asiatic toadGiant toad vs Colchic toadGiant toad vs Talysh toad
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the giant toad?
The giant toad (Bufo spinosus) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
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