The
following article:
Frost
D.R., Grant T., Faivovich J., Bain R. H., Haas A., Haddad C.F.B., De Sa
R.O., Channing A., Wilkinson M., Donnellan S.C., Raxworthy C.J.,
Campbell J.A., Blotto B. L., Moler P., Drewes R.C., Nussbaum R.A.,
Lynch J.D., Green D.M. & Wheeler W.C. 2006 - The Amphian Tree of
Life. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 297: 1-370
proposes new genus names for some species of amphibians. According to
it, the
green toad, previously named Bufo
viridis, should now be called Pseudepidalea
viridis
(Laurenti, 1768). Though, some authors do not agree with this
conclusion, and suggest to keep the 'old' name (see Vences M. 2007 - The Amphibian Tree of
Life: Ideologie, Chaos oder biologische Realität? Zeitschrift
für Feldherpetologie, 14 (2):
153-162 for example).
The green toad is a rare and threatened species in continental France.
It is found in only three departments:
Moselle,
Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. A recent paper sumarizes the status of the
species in Alsace:
Sané
F. & Didier S. 2003 - Le Crapaud vert (Bufo
viridis
Laurenti, 1768) en Alsace. Répartition, affectifs, menaces et
conservation. Ciconia,
27 (3) : 85-102
Issue
14 of the monography Mertensiella, published by the German
herpetological society (DGHT), deals exusively with the green toad:
Podloucky
R. & Manzke U. (eds.) 2003 - Verbreitung, Ökologie und Schutz
der Wechselkröte (Bufo viridis).
Mertensiella, 14 : 1-327
Male
green toad shot in Alsace in May 2006
Close-up
of the head of a green toad shot in Alsace in May 2006