Bufo calamita
Bufo calamita European endemic species holm oak woodlandpseudo-steppetemporary pondsnocturnalleast concern
Natterjack Toad

 

ORDER: Anura
FAMILY: Bufonidae
LENGTH: 60-90 mm

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

CHARACTERISTICS: rugged skin; brown, green and orange variable back colour and lighter abdomen; horizontal pupil and green iris.
FOOD: beetles, flies, earthworms and insect larvae.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: terrestrial when adult; hibernates until late spring (May-June) under the soil surface; lays eggs in temporary ponds and low depth puddles.

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