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title: "Ropucha zielona"
description: "Bufotes viridis — Płazy. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/green-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ropucha zielona

> Bufotes viridis — Płazy. 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.

- Scientific name: *Bufotes viridis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `mountains` (Góry), `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 24319
- Wikidata: [Q243242](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243242)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1453013](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1453013)

## Names

- en: Green Toad
- de: Wechselkröte
- es: Sapo Verde
- fr: Crapaud vert
- it: Bufo viridis
- nl: Groene pad
- pt: Bufo viridis
- pl: Ropucha zielona

## Countries with the most observations

IT (5750), RU (2787), GR (1625), AT (1053), CZ (1033), UA (979), DE (895), TR (895), RO (803), FR (741), PL (667), HR (603)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_green_toad

## Photo

![Ropucha zielona](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Johannes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336844347

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-toad?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).