Family

Pelobatidae

4 species · Animals

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Iberian Spadefoot

Pelobates cultripes (Cuvier, 1829)

Pelobates cultripes is a large digging toad found mostly in the Iberian Peninsula and parts of France.

Common Spadefoot

Pelobates fuscus (Laurenti, 1768)

Pelobates fuscus, commonly called garlic toad, is a Pelobatidae toad native from Central Europe to Western Asia.

Syrian Spadefoot

Pelobates syriacus Boettger, 1889

Pelobates syriacus, the eastern spadefoot, is a distinctive digging toad with a characteristic yellow spade, found across parts of Western Asia and Southeastern Europe.

Pallas' Spadefoot

Pelobates vespertinus (Pallas, 1771)

Pelobates vespertinus, or Pallas’ spadefoot, is a nocturnal fossorial toad found in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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