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Bufo viridis
European green toad is a amphibian associated with grasslands, deserts, urban edges and freshwater habitats. It is carnivorous and usually solitary. It remains widespread in parts of its range, but local habitat change still matters.
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Its range is represented here by the Palearctic, where it uses grasslands, deserts, urban edges and freshwater habitats. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 5-10 cm, weight 10 g-50 g. It has a frog body plan adapted to jumping and water edges, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is mostly active at night and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is carnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in grasslands, deserts, urban edges and freshwater habitats, so movements often follow available food resources.
It breeds around water or damp ground, where eggs and larvae can avoid drying out.
Recorded scientifically as Bufo viridis. It remains widespread in parts of its range, but local habitat change still matters. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
