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Natterjack toad

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The natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. [1]

37 relations: Acid rain, Ainsdale, Amphibian, Animal, British Isles, Bufo, Caerlaverock, CBeebies, Chordate, Common toad, County Wexford, Derrynane, Dingle Peninsula, Dune, Edward Drinker Cope, Edward Eager, Europe, Frog, Heath, Heritage Council (Ireland), Hoylake, Human overpopulation, Insect, Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti, Kerwhizz, Mating call, National nature reserves in England, National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland), North Walney, Palearctic realm, Pollution, Sandscale Haws, Solway Firth, Toad, True toad, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan.

Acid rain

Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH).

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Ainsdale

Ainsdale is an area of Southport in the borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, situated three miles south of the centre of Southport.

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Amphibian

Amphibians are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and over six thousand smaller isles.

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Bufo

Bufo is a large genus of about 150 species of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae.

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Caerlaverock

Caerlaverock (Gaelic Cille Bhlàthain) is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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CBeebies

CBeebies is a BBC television network for British programming aimed at encouraging "learning through play in a consistently safe environment for children aged 6 or under", and providing "high quality, mostly UK-produced programmes".

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Common toad

The common toad, European toad, or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the toad (Bufo bufo, from Latin bufo "toad"), is an amphibian found throughout most of Europe (with the exception of Ireland, Iceland, and some Mediterranean islands), in the western part of North Asia, and in a small portion of Northwest Africa.

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County Wexford

County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman, Yola: Weiseforthe) is a county in Ireland.

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Derrynane

Derrynane (Irish Doire Fhionain, Saint Fionan's Oak Wood) is a townland in the parish of Caherdaniel in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula, just off the N70 national primary road near Caherdaniel on the shores of Derrynane Bay.

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Dingle Peninsula

The Dingle Peninsula (Corca Dhuibhne; anglicised as Corkaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry.

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Dune

In physical geography, a dune is a hill of loose sand built by aeolian processes (wind) or the flow of water.

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Edward Drinker Cope

Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist.

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Edward Eager

Edward McMaken Eager (June 20, 1911 – October 23, 1964) was an American lyricist, dramatist, and writer of children's fiction.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Frog

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (Ancient Greek ἀν-, without + οὐρά, tail).

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Heath

A heath is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and is characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation.

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Heritage Council (Ireland)

The Heritage Council (An Comhairle Oidhreachta) is an organisation created by the Irish government to "engage, educate and advocate to develop a wider understanding of the vital contribution that our heritage makes to our social, environmental and economic well-being." The Heritage Council was established under the Heritage Act of 1995.

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Hoylake

Hoylake is a seaside town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.

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Human overpopulation

Human overpopulation (or population overshoot) occurs when the ecological footprint of a human population in a specific geographical location exceeds the carrying capacity of the place occupied by that group.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti

Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (4 December 1735, Vienna – 17 February 1805, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and zoologist of Italian origin.

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Kerwhizz

Kerwhizz is a British children's television game show commissioned by Michael Carrington and aired on CBeebies.

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Mating call

A mating call is the auditory signal used by animals to attract mates.

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National nature reserves in England

National nature reserves in England are designated by Natural England as key places for wildlife and natural features in England.

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National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland)

The National Parks and Wildlife Service manages the Irish State's nature conservation responsibilities.

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North Walney

North Walney is a National Nature Reserve on Walney Island, England.

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Palearctic realm

The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight biogeographic realms on the Earth's surface, first identified in the 19th century, and still in use today as the basis for zoogeographic classification.

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Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

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Sandscale Haws

Sandscale Haws is a national nature reserve on the Duddon Estuary, Cumbria, England.

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Solway Firth

The Solway Firth (Tràchd Romhra) is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria (including the Solway Plain) and Dumfries and Galloway.

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Toad

Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.

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True toad

A true toad is any member of the family Bufonidae, in the order Anura (frogs and toads).

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan

The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan or (UK BAP) was the UK government's response to the Convention on Biological Diversity, opened for signature at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natterjack_toad

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