Balearic green toad
| Balearic green toad | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Bufo |
| Species: | B. balearicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bufo balearicus Boettger, 1880 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo variabilis var. balearica Boettger, 1880 | |
The Balearic green toad (Bufo balearicus, Bufotes balearicus, or Pseudepidalea balearica) is a toad belonging to the true toad family, Bufonidae. It is a lowland species but can be found as high as 1,300 m (4,300 ft) asl in central Italy.[1]
Distribution
In spite of the name, this species is native to Italy (where it is present on all territories except for the extreme north-east, south-east and south-west) and Corsica.[1] It was probably introduced to the Balearic Islands in prehistoric times,[2] where it is common but declining.[1]
Taxonomy
Once considered the same as Bufo viridis, molecular genetic data now firmly support its status as a separate species.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sindaco, R.; Romano, A.; Martínez-Solano, I. (2009). "Bufotes balearicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T153567A4517245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T153567A4517245.en. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ Hemmer, Helmut; Kadel, Beate; Kadel, Karl (1981). "The Balearic toad (Bufo viridis balearicus (BOETTGER, 1881)), human bronze age culture, and Mediterranean biogeography". Amphibia-Reptilia. 2 (3): 217–230. doi:10.1163/156853881X00041.
- ↑ Stöck, M.; Sicilia, A.; Belfiore, N.; Buckley, D.; Lo Brutto, S.; Lo Valvo, M.; Arculeo, M. (2008). "Post-Messinian evolutionary relationships across the Sicilian channel: Mitochondrial and nuclear markers link a new green toad from Sicily to African relatives". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 8: 56–74. PMC 2276203
. PMID 18294389. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-56.
External links
Media related to Bufotes balearicus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pseudepidalea balearica at Wikispecies