Frog/Toad ID please

Can anyone ID this little chappie for me, please?





I just love holding frgs, toads, lizard, geckos (and even my little turtle friend Rolph) ... they are SO soft and cool .... must admit I haven't tried a snake yet and not sure I ever will. :rolleyes:

I must point out it is NOT my hand in the first photograph ... I manicure my nails daily. :D

 

No idea what he is but aint he cute? Jan

 

Oh, what a little darling, Sis! Hope he is still there when we arrive end of the month.

 

I think this is the one you kiss.

 

Looks like its got sunburn lol. Not sure what he is tho sorry

 

I wonder if this could be your toad, Sis, just with a pale body colour? :confused:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Green_Toad

 

Well, ladies, you don't know how many Princes I had to kiss to get this special toad. :rolleyes:

Sis, I had counted that one out .... my Med Wildlife book says .....

"Green Toad Bufus viridis.

Distinct, plump toad with body variably marbled with green and buff; eye has horizontal pupil. Breeds in shallow pools, usually on sandy soil. Often encountered on farmland on outskirts of villages. Male's song is trilling and insect-like. Mainly nocturnal. Occurs from Italy eastwards; also found on Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. "

Plus points .... horizontal pupil, nocturnal and the outskirts of a village.

No plus points .... mine has many red spots especially around the eyes and behind .... shallow pools (where?), sandy soil (where? I'm red clay, quite the opposite) .... occurs from Italy eastwards and on the islands ... I'm west and on the mainland.

However, it may be it .... I'm sure strongy will know ....

 

Lol, been away for the weekend, missed this. Isn't this the one you asked about some months (a year back or so) I said then it looked like the European Green but is not found in Portugal but could be a Midwife, is this the same toad I wonder?
I think it is an Iberian Midwife toad as the outermost toe on the front limb is very short compared to the common Midwife.and they do have orange or red granules on their back and sides, also sometimes an inverted v behind the head. Does this help or confuse??

 

Could be, strongy .... here's the pic from last year ....



The red is not so defined.

 

It may be the same one or you may have several locally, they do travel, sure it is a Midwife an an attractive one at that, it has a similar appearance to my Fire Bellied toads.

 

If it's the same one, then Senhor Toad has grown a lot in a year and maybe the red gets redder? (Of course, the photography is better this year .... at times ..... :D). How long do they live normally?

We haven't seen him since ... he was in our outdoor living room.

 

My book says they live for 5 years or more which is quite short for a toad as the Common Toad can live for more than 20. I have had my own Fire Bellies for 14 years and they were mature when I bought them so they must be 16/17 years old!
I would think there are more about, you just don't seen them that often, although they do call at night. (I don't mean knock at the door) :D
You may not have experienced it but they sometimes adopt a defensive 'belly up' I'm dead posture and secrete a smelly mucus to deter predators, similar to the Grass Snake.