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Natterjack Toad

Epidalea calamita

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,656, February 1,962, March 3,074, April 4,836, May 6,972, June 7,603, July 8,135, August 6,996, September 5,136, October 3,834, November 2,095, December 1,637.
United States54,936
Alaska54,936
Spain4,543
France2,741
Portugal1,740
Occitanie1,629
Germany1,470
Comunidad de Madrid1,317
Cataluña/Catalunya853
Andalucía718

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyTrue Toads · Bufonidae
GenusEpidalea

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