This is a Spadefoot Toad. As the name suggests, they use protrusions on their back feet for digging…
referenced from a photo by Benny Trapp
The Common Spadefoot Toad is relatively plentiful across Europe. However, there is an Italian subspecies called Pelobates fuscus insubricus which is rarer and, like many amphibians, is sensitive to habitat destruction from agriculture and introduced fish. Add a Comment