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Bufotes sitibundus
Bufotes sitibundus
Variable Toad
Photographer: Serkan Gul

ID: 0000 0000 1110 0665 (2010-11-12)

Copyright © 2010 Serkan Gül

 
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  • date of photo  Jun 7, 2010
  • location   Center (Nigde, Turkey)
  • family Bufonidae
  • order Anura
  • class Amphibia
  • habitat  it was stony place near of the pool.
  • notes   This species lives in a wide range of forests, forest steppe, scrubland, grassland and alpine habitats. Animals may be present in modified areas including urban centres (e.g. Bucharest), city parks and gardens - and often benefits from disturbed habitats. Spawning and larval development occurs in a diverse range of temporary and permanent waterbodies including swamps, ponds, lakes, pools in streams and rivers, reservoirs, ditches and puddles. Synonym/s: Bufo shaartusiensis Pisanetz, Mezhzherin and Szczerbak, 1996 Bufo sitibundus (Pallas, 1771) Pseudepidalea viridis Rana picta Pallas, [1814] Reference: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/155333/0 Ozdemir, N., and Kutrup, B. (2007).Intraspecific variation of Turkish Green Toads, Bufo (Pseudepidalea) viridis LAURENTI, 1768, based on 16S ribosomal RNA sequences.HERPETOZOA 20 (1/2): 3 -10. 2019-11-01 note: Originally identified as Bufotes variabilis.
  • keywords: Bufo,Pseudepidalea, Turkey, Nigde
  • contributor's ID #  3 5
  • photo category: Animal - Amphibian

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Variable Toad (AW )
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge    Feb 28, 2014

    Action: changed name from "Bufotes viridis" to "Bufotes variabilis "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Turkish populations now split form B. viridis in Amphibiaweb"

     
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