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Northern spadefoot toad

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Northern spadefoot toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Notaden
Species:
N. melanoscaphus
Binomial name
Notaden melanoscaphus
Hosmer, 1962

The northern spadefoot toad (Notaden melanoscaphus) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae.

It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

References

  • Hero, J.-M.; Horner, P.; Roberts, D. (2004). "Notaden melanoscaphus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T41183A10409560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41183A10409560.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.