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Arabian Toad
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B. arabicus
Binomial name
Bufo arabicus
Heyden, 1827
Synonyms
Bufo hadramautinus Cherchi, 1963
Bufo viridis ssp. arabicus Mertens, 1967
Bufo viridis var. orientalis Werner, 1895 "1894"

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]

Notes

  1. ^ "Arabian toad - Bufo arabicus - Information - ARKive - description". www.arkive.org. Retrieved 2009-08-09. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 52 (help)

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