Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Pelobates Higher classification European spadefoot toad | Phylum Chordata Family Pelobatidae Scientific name Pelobates varaldii Rank Species | |
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Similar European spadefoot toad, Amphibians, Frog, Pelobates cultripes, Pelobates syriacus | ||
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.
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