Green Toad

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Naples

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

7 Verified sightings at Naples
48 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Green Toad

The European green toad (Bufotes viridis) is a species of true toad found in steppes, mountainous areas, semi-deserts, urban areas and other habitats in mainland Europe, ranging from far eastern France and Denmark to the Balkans, European Russia and the Caucasus. As historically defined, the species ranged east through the Middle East and Central Asia to western China, Mongolia and northwestern India, and south through Italy and the Mediterranean islands to North Africa.

Following genetic and morphological reviews, 14 populations (all largely or entirely Asian, except for the African and Balearic green toads) are now regarded as separate species. These species and the European green toad are placed in their own genus Bufotes, but they were included in Bufo.

The spots on the back vary from green to dark brown and sometimes red spots appear, too. The underside is white or very lightly coloured. The European green toad will change colour in response to heat and light changes. Females are larger than males and can lay 9,000 to 15,000 eggs at a time.

It can reach a maximum size (head and body length) of 10 centimetres (3.9 in), but growth to this size is rare. ��2�... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Territorial call0:22

Poland · 2026

© Romuald Mikusek · XC1152119 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Advertisement call0:40

Ukraine · 2018

© Ruslan Mazuryk · XC1020497 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Territorial call0:36

Italy · 2026

© Mauro Ferri · XC1136681 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ankara 🇹🇷 Turkey
~40%
2 Tehran 🇮🇷 Iran
~30%
3 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~30%
4 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~30%
5 Baku 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
~30%
6 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~30%
7 Belgrade 🇷🇸 Serbia
~30%
8 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~30%
9 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%
10 Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
2 Skansen 🇸🇪 Sweden In captivity
3 Zoo Pilsen 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
4 Yaroslavl Zoo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
5 Novosibirsk Zoo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
6 Kyiv Zoo 🇺🇦 Ukraine In captivity
7 Fort Worth Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Philadelphia Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 Zagreb Zoo 🇭🇷 Croatia In captivity
10 Baltic Sea Science Center 🇸🇪 Sweden In captivity
11 Dolphinarium in Odesa 🇺🇦 Ukraine In captivity
12 Rákosův pavilon 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
13 Velemlokárium 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Toad in Naples?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Toad sighting in Naples on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Toad in Naples?

August

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Toad in Naples on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. That is one of Naples's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 120 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a Green Toad?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Toad sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Naples the best place to see a Green Toad?

15th of 27

Of the 27 cities where we can rate Green Toad sightings, Naples ranks 15th at about 20%. The best odds are in Ankara (Turkey, about 40%), Tehran (Iran, about 30%) and Turin (Italy, about 30%).

Where does the Green Toad sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Naples (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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