Eastern Spadefoot
Pelobates syriacus
A spadefoot of eastern Georgia — barcode from Chachuna, figure from Tbilisi.
Overview
What is Eastern Spadefoot
The eastern spadefoot (Pelobates syriacus) is biologically confirmed. It is parapatric with its closest relative, P. fuscus, without signs of hybridization. Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026: found in eastern Georgia. Spadefoots from the Balkans traditionally attributed to P. syriacus may belong to P. balcanicus; COI differences between Georgia and the Balkans exceed 10%. Subspecies concept P. s. boettgeri (Dufresnes et al. 2019); Georgian populations are tentatively assigned by regional affiliation. The barcode is from Chachuna. The checklist figure is Tbilisi.
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Short answers to the most important questions about Eastern Spadefoot.
Yes. Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026 list it as biologically confirmed and found in eastern Georgia.
Eastern Georgia. The barcode is from Chachuna; the figure is Tbilisi.
No. This is a spadefoot (Pelobates), not Bufotes or Bufo.
Site classification: Harmless. Venom: none.
- Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026 — Annotated checklist of Georgia's amphibians and reptiles
- Iankoshvili & Tarkhnishvili 2021 — Georgian herpetofauna records cited in Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026
- AmphibiaWeb
Species profiles are compiled from peer-reviewed literature and established biodiversity databases, and are reviewed as new taxonomic and conservation data become available.
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