The common toad (Bufo bufo) ,is an amphibian from the family Bufonidae,it is widespread in Europe and north-west Africa. And 'protected by the Berne Convention for the Protection of minor fauna.
It is the largest amphibian in Europe,in Italy it lives in areas such as Sic Vallone Porto di Positano and the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. It can grow up to 20 cm. Its color is brown, which may tend to red, the belly tends to be whitish. The skin has many warts, which secrete hallucinogenic substances, including the 5-methoxy-N, N, dimethyltryptamine, bufotenin and buffalo that may involve continuous hallucinations and trance. The pupils of the common toad are horizontal orange. The eye is dark gold or copper.
In the days it tends to hide in holes or crevices, under stones or in any sheltered from light, if threatened it takes a characteristic pose with its head down and backs raised. To breed it tends to return in the same pool of water.
After the winter, coinciding with the spring the mating season begins: the toads come close to breeding sites (usually near streams, puddles or ponds) in the beginning of March. Sometimes the female can be approached from so many males so it dies. The female lays about 10 000 eggs in the water.