Varaldi's Spadefoot Toad
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Pelobates varaldii Pasteur & Bons, 1959 |
The Varaldi's Spadefoot Toad, Pélobate De Varaldi, or Pélobate Marocain (Pelobates varaldii) is a species of frog in the Pelobatidae family. It is found in Morocco and possibly Spain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Salvador, A., Donaire-Barroso, D., Tahar, S. & El Mouden, E.H. 2004. Pelobates varaldii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.