Common toad
A common toad
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Bufo
Species:	B. bufo
Binomial name
Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Range map of common toad
Synonyms
Bufo alpinus Bufo carbunculus Bufo communis Bufo minutus Bufo palmarum Bufo spinosus Bufo ventricosus Bufo vinearum Bufo vulgaris Rana bufo Rana pluvialis Rana ventricosa Rana vulgaris

The common toad or European toad (Bufo bufo) is an amphibian. They are found in most of Europe, except for Ireland, Iceland and some Mediterranean islands. The toad usually lies hidden during the day. It becomes active at dusk and spends the night hunting for the invertebrates on which it feeds. It moves with a slow ungainly walk or a short jump. It has a greyish brown skin covered with wart-like lumps.

The toads in this genus are known as true toads. They have no teeth, a dry warty skin and horizontal pupils to the eyes.