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.
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Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or ExtinctDerived 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. Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceYellow line down the middle of the back and parallel paratoid glands 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Source Wikipedia: Natterjack toad
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. Wikipedia: Natterjack toad
Lead, sentence 1
The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita)
Infobox: status
LC
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.
Introduced range
It is found in County Kerry (Dingle Peninsula and Derrynane) and also in County Wexford, where it was introduced to a dune site.
- 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 Source2. GBIF Species API
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
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Wikidata: Natterjack Toad
Wikidata Q622886, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bufonidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 289Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 289
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":"Bufonidae"},"synonyms":[{"id":39109,"full_name":"Bufo boreas exsul","author_year":"Baird & Girard, 1852","rank":"SUBSPECIES"},{"id":36631,"full_name":"Bufo kavirensis","author_year":"Andrén & Nilson, 1979","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":32631,"full_name":"Bufo shaartusiensis","author_year":"Pisanets, Mezhzherin & Shcherbak, 1996","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[{"name":"Sapos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Crapauds Vivipares, Grenouille De Zetek, Crapauds, Nectophrynoïdes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Toads","language":"EN"},{"name":"蟾蜍科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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