Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Pelobatidae > Pelobates > Pelobates varaldiiPelobates varaldii (Varaldi's Spadefoot Toad)Pelobates varaldii, the Moroccan spadefoot toad or Varaldi's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the Pelobatidae family. It is found in Morocco and possibly Spain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. The species is threatened by habitat loss. According to C.Michael Hogan, the species breeding sites are ephemeral lentic water bodies, which surface waters are scarce in the species range. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 46.36 EDGE Score: 5.94 |
Adult Weight [1] | 27 grams | | Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Female Maturity [1] | 2 years | Male Maturity [1] | 2 years | | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Maximum Longevity [1] | 10 years | Nocturnal [1] | Yes | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 2.756 inches (7 cm) |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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