AnimalsToads have dry, warty skin and walk more than they hop. They spend most of the year on land and return to ponds to breed, laying their eggs in long strings.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Bufo bufo
- Group
- Amphibians
- Diet
- Insectivore (eats insects and other small creatures)
- Lives in
- Europe and western Asia
- Habitat
- Woods, gardens and ponds
- A young one is called
- tadpole
- A group is called
- knot
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
How it is classified
Scientists sort living things into groups within groups. Reading down, each step is a smaller group, ending with the species itself.
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Amphibia
- Order Anura
- Family Bufonidae
- Genus Bufo
- Species Bufo bufo
More distant relatives in the order Anura: Indian bullfrog.
Classification follows the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Other reference works arrange some groups differently. How classification works.
Is it in danger?
The common toad is listed as Least Concern. The species is widespread or numerous enough that it is not considered at risk of extinction at present.
This is the IUCN Red List category as recorded in Wikidata on 11 November 2026. The IUCN Red List itself is the authority and may carry a newer assessment. What the categories mean.