Natterjack Toad
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Natterjack Toad

Epidalea calamita

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Sierra Nevada National Park
53 Verified records at Sierra Nevada National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60–70 mm (2.4–2.8 in) in length, and are distinguished from common toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back and parallel paratoid glands. They have relatively short legs, which gives them a distinctive gait, contrasting with the hopping movement of many other toad species. Natterjacks have a very loud and distinctive mating call amplified by the single vocal sac found under the chin of the male. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Natterjack Toad sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park

Giant Toad
LC

Giant Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Bufo spinosus

20–30% · Possible
Iberian Green Frog
LC

Iberian Green Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pelophylax perezi

40–50% · Likely
Mediterranean Tree Frog
LC

Mediterranean Tree Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Hyla meridionalis

<5% · Rare
Midwife Toad of Hillenius
EN

Midwife Toad of Hillenius

Amphibian

Alytes dickhilleni

Insufficient data
Iberian parsley frog
LC

Iberian parsley frog

Amphibian

Pelodytes ibericus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
5 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
9 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Natterjack Toad in Sierra Nevada National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Natterjack Toad sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Natterjack Toad in Sierra Nevada National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Natterjack Toad in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.

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