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Natterjack Toad

Amphibians

The natterjack toad is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults measure 60 to 70 millimetres in length and are distinguished from common toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back and by parallel paratoid glands, and their relatively short legs give them a distinctive gait rather than the hopping movement of many other toads. Natterjacks have a very loud, distinctive mating call amplified by a single vocal sac beneath the male's chin.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Yellow line down the middle of the back and parallel paratoid glands 1
Scientific Name
Epidalea calamita 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anura, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Ecosystem

Heath, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Natterjack toad
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Natterjack toad
  • Lead, sentence 1
    The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status)
    least concern
  • Lead, sentence 2
    a yellow line down the middle of the back and parallel paratoid glands
  • lead paragraph (diet), EntityId 285504
    Natterjacks live for up to 15 years, and feed mainly on insects, especially beetles.
  • In Ecosystem: Heath, Wikipedia intro: "The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60?70 mm (2.4?2.8 in) in length, and are distinguish..."
View the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Natterjack Toad
Wikidata Q622886, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: AnuraView the Source
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