Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Europe, N Eurasia, W Asia, N Africa

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Alistratis, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati
• Spilaio Katelanrachi, Beron 2016
  Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Evvoia / Municipality: Dirfys - Messapies / Closest settlement: Lamari
• Spilaio Pigi Nymfis, Beron 2016
  Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Evvoia / Municipality: Dirfys - Messapies / Closest settlement: Makrykapa
• Spilaio Graspilaia, Beron 2016
  Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Evvoia / Municipality: Kymi - Aliveri / Closest settlement: Oktonia

IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

Greece's Red Data Book

LC - Least Concern

Protection status

• Bern Convention: Appendix III in Council of Europe 1979 - Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats / Law 1335/1983, OGG 32/Α/1983 (Integration of the Bern Convention)
• Presidential Decree 67/1981 on the protection of native flora and fauna species (OGG 23/A/1981)

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

IUCN Red List

PESI

NCBI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.02.2018, Accessed 03.04.2026