Notaden

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Myobatrachidae Subfamily: Limnodynastinae Genus: Notaden Günther, 1873
The distribution of Notaden
Species
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Notaden is a genus of burrowing ground frogs native to central and northern Australia. Their bodies are very round in shape, the head is short and the pupil restricts to form a horizontal slit. The arms are long and the legs are short and stubby. The fingers lack webbing and the toes may have a slight webbing or none at all. The skin is slightly wart and very glandular. There are similar in appearance to some species of toads and often are incorrectly referred to as toads. They are known to excrete poisonous sticky fluids out of their skin when handled. The eggs are laid in chains similar to some toad species.

[edit] Taxonomy

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)