Back Bufo calamita AN ناتيرجاك العلجوم ARZ Рапуха чаротавая Byelorussian Рапуха чаротавая BE-X-OLD Epidalea calamita Bulgarian Touseg-broen Breton Gripau corredor Catalan Epidalea calamita CEB Ropucha krátkonohá Czech Krótkònogòwi chrupôcz CSB
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Epidalea Cope, 1864 |
| Species: | E. calamita
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| Binomial name | |
| Epidalea calamita (Laurenti, 1768)
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The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe and the United Kingdom. Adults are 60–70 mm (2.4–2.8 in) 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, which gives them a distinctive gait, contrasting with the hopping movement of many other toad species.
Natterjacks have a very loud and distinctive mating call amplified by the single vocal sac found under the chin of the male.
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Epidalea calamita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T54598A89700822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T54598A89700822.en. Retrieved 13 April 2024.