IDENTITY RECORD

Common toad

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Bufo bufo

DescrIption

My skin ranging from red to green in color is covered in small wart-like lumps that tends to repel humans. However, I’m completely harmless! I measure between 7 and 13 cm and can weigh up to 120g. My horizontal slit-shaped pupils and copper-red irises give my eyes their distinctive embers look.

Behavior

Diet

I feed on insects but also worms and slugs.

REPRODUCTION

I breed between March and April in the pond where I was spawned. From the thousands of eggs laid, only two or three will survive to adulthood.

Lifespan

I live for between 10 and 12 years.

Where and when can you find me in the reserve ?

Habitat

I live in cool, wet woodland. I breed in the ponds, ditches and lakes where you will find me in the water all year round.

When to spot me

I am primarily nocturnal, but you might also cross my path in the forest during the day.

Conservation status

• Red list of amphibians in metropolitan France: Least Concern (LC);
• Red list of endangered amphibians in Alsace: Least Concern (LC).