Spiny Toad

Bufo spinosus

Range

Native from the Iberian Peninsula and southern France to northwestern Italy and North Africa, with an isolated population on Jersey.

Habitat

Found from sea level to 2600 m in forests, riverbeds, bogs, marshes, sand dunes, shrublands, steppes, meadows, agricultural areas and suburban areas.

Diet

Adults eat invertebrates, including earthworms, insects and woodlice. Tadpoles consume detritus, algae, plankton, aquatic plants and arthropods.

Facts

• Its iris is intensely red, a useful field mark when distinguishing it from other toads living in the same area.

Research sources

• English Wikipedia