Japanese common toad: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Japanese common toad lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bufo japonicus
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Bufonidae

Where does the Japanese common toad live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese common toad in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Japan

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 Japanese common toad endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Japanese common toad?

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

About the Japanese common toad

The Japanese common toad, Japanese warty toad or Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are subarctic forests, temperate forests, temperate shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, arable land, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, and irrigated land. Amplexus is the mating behaviour involved in the Japanese common toad during the breeding season.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese common toad (revision 1376368315), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2669893 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).