European green toad: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European green toad lives – recorded in 24 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bufo viridis
Group	Frogs & toads
Found in	24 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Bufonidae

Where does the European green toad live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European green toad in 24 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. In Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Turkey it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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.

What kind of animal is the European green toad?

The European green toad (Bufo viridis) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Bufonidae, genus Bufotes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European green toad

The European green toad (Bufotes viridis) is a species of true toad found in steppes, mountainous areas, semi-deserts, urban areas and other habitats in mainland Europe, ranging from far eastern France and Denmark to the Balkans, European Russia and the Caucasus. As historically defined, the species ranged east through the Middle East and Central Asia to western China, Mongolia and northwestern India, and south through Italy and the Mediterranean islands to North Africa.

Following genetic and morphological reviews, 14 populations (all largely or entirely Asian, except for the African and Balearic green toads) are now regarded as separate species. These species and the European green toad are placed in their own genus Bufotes, but they were included in Bufo.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European green toad (revision 1370694979), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q243242 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).