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A female Balearic green toad (Bufo balearicus), a lowland species of toad native to Italy.Photograph: Richard Bartz

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The Balearic green toad (Bufotes balearicus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, the true toads, native to Italy, Corsica, and the western Mediterranean Sea region. Although named after the Balearic Islands, it was probably introduced there by humans during the Bronze Age. It is mainly a lowland species but can occur up to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level. Formerly treated as part of the European green toad complex, genetic studies now recognise it as a distinct species, though limited hybridization occurs where its range overlaps with related green toads. The species has characteristic brownish or reddish-spotted paratoid glands. It is classified as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, although Balearic populations are declining. This female Balearic green toad was photographed near Giuncarico in Tuscany, Italy.

Photograph credit: Richard Bartz

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