Bufo bufo

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Noun1.Bufo bufo - common toad of EuropeBufo bufo - common toad of Europe    
true toad - tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin
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The common toad is not perhaps the first species one thinks of when it comes to beauty.
The most common toad in Northern Illinois is the American toad, which can be found in virtually all forest and prairie habitats.
It is hoped the site will attract a variety of insects and species such as the common toad and grass snakes.
It describes the incredible journeys made by 25 different animals from the leviathan humpback whale to the less impressive scale of the common toad.
The Spanish frog called common midwife toad, common toad and alpine newt were the worst affected, showing levels of population collapse which could ultimately prove catastrophic to amphibian communities and their ecosystems.
The African Common Toad or Guttural Toad (Amietophrynus gutturalis).
The researchers investigated the common toad, an interesting model system as it is known to produce all its sperm before the start of the breeding season.
However help is now at hand, thanks to Denbighshire council and national wildlife charity Froglife, who are calling for more people to take part in patrols to save the common toad.
The common toad, for example, has measurably shriveled in girth in only two decades, along with some tortoises, marine iguanas and lizards.
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