Provence amphibian: natterjack toad

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Natterjack toad: illustrated description

  • Toads are usually larger / bigger than frogs. This is the case of the natterjack toad.
  • There’s a long yellow line in the middle of its back (from head to back).
  • The natterjack toad has horizontal pupils.
  • Its iris is yellow / golden.
  • The natterjack toad walks to move around, and very rarely jumps (unlike frogs).
  • The natterjack toad‘s song sounds like a stick that you’d rub on a notched wooden instrument (like a Brazilian guiro instrument).

Natterjack toad: scientific classification

  • Domain: biota
  • Kingdom: animalia
  • Phylum: chordata
  • Class: amphibia
  • Order: anura
  • Family: bufonidae
  • Genus: epidalea
  • Species: Epidalea calamita
Sources:
- LPO (wildlife protection league) training (April 2024)
Many thanks to Robin LHUILLIER, regional naturalist training manager at the LPO of Provence (wildlife protection league), for the quality of his training on the amphibians of Provence.

- "Guide des amphibiens d'Europe" d'A. & C. NÖLLERT / Publisher: Delachaux & Niestlé (book in French)
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