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European Toad

Bufo bufo

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 14,148, February 10,450, March 16,372, April 25,757, May 37,138, June 40,496, July 43,334, August 37,267, September 27,360, October 20,423, November 11,160, December 8,722.
United States292,631
Alaska292,627
Germany12,537
United Kingdom10,727
Italy8,682
England8,170
Russia6,430
Austria5,284
Denmark3,414
Nord-Ovest3,233

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Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyTrue Toads · Bufonidae
GenusOld World Toads · Bufo

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