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Northern spadefoot toad
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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 Limnodynastidae.

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

The males toads are known to float in the water while making loud 'whoop... whoop... whoop' calls.

References

1. Jean-Marc Hero, Paul Horner, Dale Roberts (2004). "Notaden melanoscaphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41183A10409560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41183A10409560.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Knight, Frank; Tyler, Michael (2 March 2020). Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia. Csiro Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4863-1246-7.

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