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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyBufonidae
  6. genusBufo
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the giant toad

Other species in the same genus Bufo.

LC, Least Concern

Bankor toad

Bufo bankorensis

BufonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the giant toad?

The giant toad (Bufo spinosus) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Giant toad (Bufo spinosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-toad

MLA

“Giant toad (Bufo spinosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-toad.

BibTeX
@misc{giant_toad_2026,
  title = {Giant toad (Bufo spinosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-toad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}