Iranian Earless Toad
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Bufo persicus Nikolskii, 1904 |
The Iranian Earless Toad, Iranian Toad, or Pakistan Toad (Bufo surdus) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Iran, Pakistan, possibly Afghanistan, and Iraq. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Khan, M.S., Stöck, M., Papenfuss, T., Anderson, S., Kuzmin, S., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Dutta, S. & Ohler, A. 2004. Bufo surdus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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