Asiatic toad: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Asiatic toad Bufo gargarizans Least concern

Where the Asiatic toad lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,295 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See frogs & toads on the world map

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Scientific name	Bufo gargarizans
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Bufonidae

Where does the Asiatic toad live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asiatic toad in 3 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Asiatic toad endangered?

The Asiatic toad’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Asiatic toad?

The Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Bufonidae, genus Bufo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asiatic toad

The Asiatic toad or Chusan Island toad (Bufo gargarizans) is a species of toad endemic to East Asia. The species was previously classified as Bufo bufo gargarizans, a subspecies of the common toad.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asiatic toad (revision 1330732240), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1205117 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).