Three Amigos

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Having said all that, the lack of data is indeed puzzling.

[Vlad Cioflec]

This rocky reserve (http://peterlengyel.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/canaraua-fetii-dobrogea/) and it`s surroundings are quite visited by proffesional herpetologists and birders/herpers, and so far no Common Toad; and someone even found sauromates close by (unpublished data that i had access to).
People usually go there for the southern birds that came to Romania using the dry riverbed as a migratory path from neighbouring populations in Bulgaria ( C. daurica, E. melanocephala, P. hispaniolensis, N. percnopterus, T. melba ). To see this warmth loving birds early summer is the moment of visit, and that may be too late for encountering Bufo...
Here is the source for the map i`ve posted:
http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/4872/diversity-and-distribution-of-amphibians-in-romania

[Mario Schweiger]

another side note

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peer-reviewed by own definition.

But Ichtyosaura through the whole text (not just one time only - typing error)

Mario

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Thanks for the info, Vlad!

Ichtyosaura

Aiaiai... Well, we'll have to admit it's a tough one

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

I was trying to be a bit more subtle.