He began by observing the natural prey-catching behavior of the common toad ( " Bufo bufo " ) and concluded that the animal followed a sequence that consisted of stalking, binocular fixation, snapping, swallowing and mouth-wiping.
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Common frogs are often confused with the common toad " Bufo bufo ", but frogs can easily be distinguished as they have longer legs, hop, and have a moist skin, whereas toads crawl and have a dry'warty'skin.
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Local amphibians include newts, the Almanzor salamander ( " Salamandra salamandra almanzoris ", a subspecies of fire salamander ) and the Gredos toad ( " Bufo bufo gredosicola ", a supspecies of common toad ); the latter two are endemic to the Sistema Central.
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Amphibians and reptiles include Salamandra salamandra, Rana temporaria, Bufo bufo and Rana esculenta, rarely also other species such as Hyla arborea, Rana dalmatina, etc . Reptiles include the numerous Anguis fragilis and the much rarer Lacerta agilis, Lacerta viridis, Elaphe longissima, and extremely rarely also Coronella austriaca and Natrix natrix.
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The adult flies will typically feed on pollen and nectar of flowers, while the larvae are parasitoids that feed mainly on the living flesh of the common toad ( " Bufo bufo " ), leading to the toad's death, though they have been found as parasites on other frog and toad species.
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The following species were observed at Morgetshofsee : Common Frog ( Rana temporaria ), Edible Frog, Agile Frog ( Rana dalmatina ), European tree frog ( Hyla arborea ), Alpine Newt ( Triturus alpestris ), Great Crested Newt ( Triturus cristatus ), Smooth Newt ( Triturus vulgaris ) and Common Toad ( Bufo bufo ).
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The species names of common animals are often identical to their genus names ( as with " Rattus rattus " or " Bufo bufo " ), but this form of designation ( known as a tautonym ) is forbidden for plants and fungi by the International Code of Nomenclature . " Melanoleuca melaleuca " narrowly circumvents this rule.
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Quarryhouse Moor Ponds, to the north-east of the middle section of the site, is notable as habitat for amphibians including great crested, palmate and smooth newts ( " Triturus cristatus ", " T . vulgaris " ), the common frog ( " Rana temporaria " ) and the common toad ( " Bufo bufo " ).
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Some amphibians are abundant in or near ponds and rivulets throughout the whole system, such as " Rana perezi ", " Bufo bufo ", " Bufo calamita ", " Alytes obstetricans ", " Triturus marmoratus " and " Lissotriton helveticus ", the latter also at high altitude, whether in intermittent or permanent bodies of water . " Hyla arborea " and " Salamandra salamandra " are somewhat rarer, but still having a wide distribution, especially in humid forested zones.
