Common toad  (Bufo bufo)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Family Bufonidae
Genus Bufo (1)
Size Adult male length: 50-60 mm (2)
Adult female length: 80-90 mm (2)
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Status

Protected in Britain under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) with respect to sale only. Listed under Annex III of the Bern Convention and Classified as a Species of Conservation Concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP), but not a priority species (3).