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Natterjack Toad - Definition and Overview

Natterjack

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Natterjack


Natterjack
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Bufo
Species:calamita
Binomial name
Bufo calamita
Laurenti, 1768


They have relatively short legs, and this gives them a distinctive running gait, contrasting with the hopping movement of many other toad species.

Natterjacks have a loud and distinctive mating call, amplified by the single vocal sac found under the chin of the male animal.

This toad lives for up to 12 years and feeds on insects and other small animals. It spawns between April and July, laying 'strings' of eggs in shallow water.

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