It is mostly a lowland species, but can be found as high as 1,300 m (4,300 ft) asl in central Italy.

[1] In spite of the name, this species is native to Italy (where it is present on all territories except for the extreme north-east, south-east and south-west) and Corsica.

[3] Its range meets that of the similar and closely related European green toad (B. viridis) in far northeastern Italy and that of the Sicilian green toad (B. boulengeri siculus) in easternmost Sicily.

[3][4] Once considered the same as the European green toad, molecular genetic data now firmly support its status as a separate species.

[3][6] The three species are very similar, but the Balearic green toad has paratoid glands with brownish or reddish spots.