Notaden
| Notaden | |
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| Crucifix toad (Notaden bennettii) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Limnodynastidae |
| Genus: | Notaden Günther, 1873 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]There are four species in this genus:[1]
| Common name | Binomial name | Image |
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| Crucifix toad | Notaden bennettii (Günther, 1873) | 
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| Northern spadefoot toad | Notaden melanoscaphus (Hosmer, 1962) | 
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| Desert spadefoot toad | Notaden nichollsi (Parker, 1940) | File:Notaden nichollsi 55596705.jpg |
| Weigel's toad | Notaden weigeli (Shea and Johnston, 1988) |
References
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