Arabian toad
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Species: | B. arabicus
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Bufo arabicus Heyden, 1827
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Bufo hadramautinus Cherchi, 1963 Bufo viridis ssp. arabicus Mertens, 1967 Bufo viridis var. orientalis Werner, 1895 "1894"
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The Arabian Toad (Bufo arabicus) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, and irrigated land.
Only nine species of amphibians have been found on the Arabian Peninsula.[1]
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"Arabian toad - Bufo arabicus - Information - ARKive - description". www.arkive.org. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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References
- Papenfuss, T., Gardner, A., Stöck, M., Anderson, S. & Kuzmin, S. 2004. Bufo arabicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.