Species of toad, possibly the common toad

Species of toad, possibly the common toad or European toad, Bufo bufo. Rana rubeta. Pliny tells of its toxic properties and bufotoxin. De Quadrop. oviparis. Rana gibbosa, de Ranis rubetis tum palustribus tum terrestribus. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Lucas Schan and Conrad Gessner from Conrad Gessner's Historiae Animalium, De Quadrupedibus Oviparis, (Natural history of animals: oviparous quadrupeds), Frankfurt, Wechel for Cambier, 1586

16th Century Amphibia Bufotoxin Cambier Conrad Gesner Conrad Gessner De Avium Natura De Quadrupedibus Oviparis Herpetology Historiae Animalium Lucas Schan Lukas Schan Natural History Natural History Of Animals Oviparous Quadrupeds Pliny Toad Toxin Wechel Woodblock Xylograph

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