Bufotes surdus (Boulenger, 1891)
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
Bufotes surdus, also known as Iranian earless toad, Iranian toad, Pakistan toad, or Luristan toad (not to be confused with Lorestan toad), is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southern Iran and western Pakistan. There is also an isolated record from eastern Iraq.
Wikipedia contributors, Bufotes surdus; 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 surdus (Boulenger, 1891)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1891)
- 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 surdus (Boulenger, 1891)
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 pseudoraddei (Mertens, 1971) | 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 surda (Boulenger, 1891) (Boulenger, 1891) | synonym |
| Bufo surdus annulatus Schmidtler & Schmidtler, 1969 Schmidtler & Schmidtler, 1969 | synonym |
| Bufo surdus surdus Boulenger, 1891 Boulenger, 1891 | synonym |
| Bufotes surdus annulatus (Schmidtler & Schmidtler, 1969) (Schmidtler & Schmidtler, 1969) | synonym |
| Bufo surdus Boulenger, 1891 Boulenger, 1891 | synonym |
| Bufo viridis persica Nikolskii, 1900 Nikolskii, 1900 | synonym |
| Bufotes surdus surdus (Boulenger, 1891) (Boulenger, 1891) | synonym |
| Bufo persicus Nikolskii, 1899 Nikolskii, 1899 | 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=1103603 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:NPMP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.