Bufotes pseudoraddei (Mertens, 1971)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Bufotes pseudoraddei (Batura toad, Batura Glacier toad, or Swat green toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the West Himalayan region, including northern Pakistan and the border area between western Xizang of China and adjacent northwestern India. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.
Wikipedia contributors, Bufotes pseudoraddei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:35:37.328548+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bufotes pseudoraddei (Mertens, 1971)
- Name authority
- (Mertens, 1971)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Bufotes
- 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
- genusBufotes Rafinesque, 1815
- speciesBufotes pseudoraddei (Mertens, 1971)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bufotes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bufotes zugmayeri (Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1973) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufotes cypriensis Litvinchuk, Mazepa, Jablonski & Dufresnes, 2019 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufotes latastii (Boulenger, 1882) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufotes luristanicus (Schmidt, 1952) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufotes oblongus (Nikolskii, 1896) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufotes surdus (Boulenger, 1891) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufotes turanensis (Hemmer, Schmidtler & Böhme, 1978) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bufotes boulengeri (Lataste, 1879) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pseudepidalea pseudoraddei (Mertens, 1971) (Mertens, 1971) | synonym |
| Bufo danatensis pseudoraddei Mertens, 1971 Mertens, 1971 | synonym |
| Bufo viridis pseudoraddei Mertens, 1971 Mertens, 1971 | synonym |
| Bufo pseudoraddei Mertens, 1971 Mertens, 1971 | synonym |
| Bufotes zamdaensis (Fei, Ye & Huang in Fei, Ye, Huang & Chen, 1999) (Fei, Ye & Huang in Fei, Ye, Huang & Chen, 1999) | synonym |
| Pseudepidalea zamdaensis (Fei, Ye & Huang in Fei, Ye, Huang & Chen, 1999) (Fei, Ye & Huang in Fei, Ye, Huang & Chen, 1999) | synonym |
| Bufo latastii pseudoraddei Mertens, 1971 Mertens, 1971 | synonym |
| Bufo pseudoraddei pseudoraddei Mertens, 1971 Mertens, 1971 | synonym |
| Bufotes pseudoraddei pseudoraddei (Mertens, 1971) (Mertens, 1971) | synonym |
| Bufo zamdaensis Fei, Ye & Huang in Fei, Ye, Huang & Chen, 1999 Fei, Ye & Huang in Fei, Ye, Huang & Chen, 1999 | synonym |
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=1103425 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.
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:NPML. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.