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title: "Ropucha paskówka"
description: "Epidalea calamita — Płazy. The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/natterjack-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ropucha paskówka

> Epidalea calamita — Płazy. The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe.

- Scientific name: *Epidalea calamita*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 18682
- Wikidata: [Q622886](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622886)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65450](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65450)

## Names

- en: Natterjack Toad
- de: Kreuzkröte
- es: Sapo corredor
- fr: Calamite des joncs
- it: Bufo calamita
- nl: Rugstreeppad
- pt: Sapo-corredor
- pl: Ropucha paskówka

## Countries with the most observations

ES (7846), FR (4075), PT (2771), DE (1954), NL (407), DK (238), BE (179), GB (147), CH (59), LT (41), AT (37), CZ (30)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natterjack_toad

## Photo

![Ropucha paskówka](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/natterjack-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Pritchard · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22622606

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/natterjack-toad?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).