Pallas' Spadefoot Toad
Pelobates vespertinus
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 495
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Pelobates vespertinus, commonly known as Pallas’ spadefoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Pelobatidae. It is native to Eastern Europe and parts of Central Asia, with a broad range extending from eastern Ukraine and southern Russia to western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan. Previously considered a subspecies of Pelobates fuscus, it is now recognized as a distinct species based on morphological, cytogenetic, and genomic evidence.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pelobates vespertinus”.