Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Limnodynastinae Phylum Chordata Order Frog | Family Myobatrachidae Scientific name Notaden Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Crucifix toad, Desert spadefoot toad, Northern spadefoot toad, Weigel's toad | ||
Luring behaviour in the crucifix frog notaden bennetti
Notaden is a genus of burrowing ground frogs native to central and northern Australia. Their common name is Australian spadefoot toads.
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Phyllomedusa distending notaden bodies
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.
Species
There are four species in this genus:
References
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