Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Common Toad

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Facts
Scientific Name: 
Bufo bufo
Lifespan: 
Can live up to 40 years.
Length: 
60-90 mm
Information
Description: 

Common toads are tail-less amphibians that have warty skin with distinct elongated bulges behind their eyes, called parotoid glands. Common toads tend to walk rather than jump.

Distribution: 

Common Toads and widespread throughout almost all areas of the British Isles

Habitat: 

Common toads spend most of their time on land, only occasionally going into water.

Reproduction: 

Unlike the common frogs, which lay their spawn in clumps, common toads produce strings of spawn with double rows of eggs.