Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

The Green Toad is a small, friendly amphibian with a bumpy green skin. They love to hop around in wet places and can be found near ponds and streams.

Habitat: Wetlands

Appearance

The Green Toad has a warty body with distinctive green patches, blotches, or spots on a grey, beige, or pale background. It possesses prominent yellow or greenish-yellow eyes with horizontal pupils, making it unique among common toads.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassAmphibiaOrderAnuraFamilyBufonidaeGenusBufotes

Green Toad

Interesting facts

Green Toads can live to be over 10 years old, sometimes even 20 in safe habitats!

Their unique call sounds more like a bird's trilling whistle than a typical toad croak!

These toads have special bumpy glands that release a stinky, yucky goo if they feel threatened!

Unlike most amphibians, Green Toads can survive in slightly salty water!

Special abilities

Green Toad can change its skin color to blend perfectly with its surroundings, which helps them hide from predators and sneak up on prey.

Green Toad has glands in its skin that release a mild toxin, which helps them taste bad and deter most predators.

Green Toad can absorb water through its skin from damp soil, because it helps them stay hydrated without needing to drink.

Measurements & details

Length: 5-9 cm
Weight: 0.01-0.07 kg
Lifespan: 7-12 years
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Clutch Size: 2000-15000
Metamorphosis: 40-70 days

Diet & Feeding

These bug-eating toads feast on small creepy-crawlies they can catch with their sticky tongue!

Age differences: Tadpoles are herbivorous, eating algae and detritus, while adult toads are carnivorous.

Primary Foods

beetles
ants
spiders
slugs
worms

Foraging Method

Ambush

Ecological connections

eaten by

Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

Snakes are common predators of adult toads.

eaten by

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Large birds like storks can prey on toads.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Mammalian predators, like foxes, hunt toads.

hunts

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Green Toads consume various ant species.

hunts

Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis

Beetles are a significant part of their diet.

Traits

Spotted

Marked with spots or patches of a different color.

Social

Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.

Camouflaged

Camouflaged describes organisms that possess coloring or patterns that allow them to blend into their environment.

Insectivorous

This trait identifies organisms whose diet primarily consists of insects and other small invertebrates.

Longevous

This trait characterizes organisms with an exceptionally long lifespan compared to others of their kind.

Wetland

This habitat trait identifies species found in wetlands, which are areas of land saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, including marshes, swamps, and bogs.