Notaden

Notaden
Crucifix toad (Notaden bennettii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Notaden
Günther, 1873
Diversity
4 species
The distribution of Notaden

Notaden is a genus of burrowing ground frogs native to central and northern Australia. Their common name is Australian spadefoot toads.[1]

Description

Its body is very round in shape with a short neck. Its pupils are horizontal slits. It has long arms and short, stubby legs. Its fingers lack webbing and its toes may have slight to no webbing. The skin is slightly warty and very glandular. Because of its similarity to some species of toads it is often incorrectly referred to as a toad. It excretes poisonous sticky fluid from its skin when handled. It lays eggs in chains similar to some toad species.[citation needed]

Species

There are four species in this genus:[1]

Common name Binomial name Image
Crucifix toad Notaden bennettii (Günther, 1873)
Northern spadefoot toad Notaden melanoscaphus (Hosmer, 1962)
Desert spadefoot toad Notaden nichollsi (Parker, 1940)
Weigel's toad Notaden weigeli (Shea and Johnston, 1988)

References

  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Notaden Günther, 1873". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

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