Bufo eichwaldi Litvinchuk, Borkin, Skorinov & Rosanov, 2008
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Bufo eichwaldi, commonly known as Eichwald's toad or the Talysh toad, is a species of true toads in the family Bufonidae. It was first described by Litvinchuk, Borkin, Skorinov and Rosanov in 2008 and is found in the Talysh and Elburz Mountains in Azerbaijan and parts of northern Iran. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the Caucasian toad (Bufo verrucosissimus).
Wikipedia contributors, Bufo eichwaldi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:34:41.109418+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bufo eichwaldi Litvinchuk, Borkin, Skorinov & Rosanov, 2008
- Name authority
- Litvinchuk, Borkin, Skorinov & Rosanov, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Bufo
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
- genusBufo Garsault, 1764
- speciesBufo eichwaldi Litvinchuk, Borkin, Skorinov & Rosanov, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bufo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bufo minshanicus Stejneger, 1926 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo ailaoanus Kou, 1984 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo andrewsi Schmidt, 1925 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo bankorensis Barbour, 1908 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European ToadBufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo cryptotympanicus Liu & Hu, 1962 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo luchunnicus (Yang & Rao in Yang, 2008) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo torrenticola Matsui, 1976 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caucasian ToadBufo verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo yunlingensis Rao, Hui, Zhu & Ma, 2022 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo praetextatus Boie, 1826 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufo tuberculatus Zarevskij, 1926 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773547 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:NP58. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.