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Pelobates fuscus
Common Spadefoot
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Subspecies
(1) Pelobates fuscus fuscus (Laurenti, 1768)
(2) Pelobates fuscus insubricus Cornalia, 1873 (=latifrons) (Italy)

Note: Pelobates vespertinus (Pallas, 1771) has previously been regarded as a subspecies of Pelobates fuscus, but is currently regarded as a separate species.

Only the nominate form occurs in Germany.


Synonyms
Synonymy of Pelobates fuscus fuscus:

Bufo fuscus Laurenti, 1768
Rana fusca (Laurenti, 1768)
Bombinator fuscus (Laurenti, 1768)
Bombina fusca (Laurenti, 1768)
Pelobates fuscus (Laurenti, 1768)
Pelobates fuscus fuscus (Laurenti, 1768)
Rana alliacea Shaw, 1802
Bombina marmorata Sturm, 1828
Cultripes minor Müller, 1832
Rana cultripes Schinz, 1833 (nec Rana cultripes Cuvier, 1829; junior homonym)
Rana cultripes cultripes Schinz, 1833
Rana cultripes minor Schinz, 1833
Pelobates fuscus lividus Koch, 1872
Pelobates fusca marmorata Prazak, 1898 (nec Sturm, 1802; junior homonym and synonym).
Pelobates praefuscus Khosatzky, 1985
Pelobates fuscus lividis auct. (misspelling)

Note: Pelobates praefuscus is the name for a fossil from Moldova.


Identification
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Distribution
From northeastern France to eastern Europe, where it is replaced by its sister taxon Pelobates vespertinus.


Biology
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