#1838 · 🐸 amphibians

Natterjack Toad

🇳🇱 Rugstreeppad ·Epidalea calamita

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Tânia Araújo · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Bernat Espigulé · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Luís Lourenço · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Borja Fierro-Leva · CC BY 4.0
6. 4631 Hoogerheide, Netherlands:© Max van Leijenhorst · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. 6701 HC Wageningen, Alankomaat:© Matti Brandon · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Netherlands:© alexvanmiddelkoop · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Keelven, Huize Witven/Prov.weg, 5711 RA Someren, Niederlande:© superbros · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 5715 PX Lierop, Nederland:© Jomaro · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The natterjack toad ( Bufo calamita ) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60–70 mm in length and are distinguished from common toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back, and parallel paratoid glands. They have relatively short legs, and this gives them a distinctive gait, contrasting with the hopping movement of many other toad species.

base stats

NL sightings 410iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 18,977iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 410 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #4 most seen of the amphibians in NL.
18,977 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768 (258 years ago).