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Common toad

Bufo bufo

Habitat:

Mud, swamp

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Common toad
Bufo bufo Common toad


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2 Comments

CharlieStubbings
CharlieStubbings 11 years ago

Thanks

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Hello CharlieStubbings! This is a toad and not a frog. In this case you can tell from the large parotid glands (the elongated bumps behind the eyes) and the lack of dorsolateral ridges (the folds on the back which can see on frogs).

CharlieStubbings
Spotted by
CharlieStubbings

Newark and Sherwood, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Mar 25, 2012
Submitted on Oct 15, 2012

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