Bufotes oblongus

Bufotes oblongus, the Eastern Persian toad, is a hybrid species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in eastern and central Iran north to adjacent parts of Turkmenistan.[1][2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, freshwater marshes, and freshwater springs.[3]

Bufotes oblongus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufotes
Species:
B. oblongus
Binomial name
Bufotes oblongus
(Nikolsky, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Bufo danatensis Pisanetz, 1978
  • Bufo oblongus Nikolsky, 1896
  • Pseudepidalea oblonga (Nikolsky, 1896)

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Search for taxon: Bufotes oblongus". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. Dufresnes, C.; et al. (2019). "Fifteen shades of green: The evolution of Bufotes toads revisited". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 141: 106615. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106615.
  3. Stöck, M., Kuzmin, S., Papenfuss, T., Anderson, S., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Dujsebayeva, T. & Tuniyev, B. 2004. Bufo oblongus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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