Notaden

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| image = Notaden bennettii.JPG

| image_caption = Crucifix toad (Notaden bennettii)

| taxon = Notaden

| authority = Günther, 1873

| range_map = Notaden distribution.png

| range_map_caption = The distribution of Notaden

| diversity_link = Species

| diversity = 4 species

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Notaden is a genus of burrowing ground frogs native to central and northern Australia. Their common name is Australian spadefoot toads.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&genus=Notaden |title=Notaden Günther, 1873 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=24 December 2013}}

Description

Its body is very round in shape with a short neck. Its pupils are horizontal slits. It has long arms and short, stubby legs. Its fingers lack webbing and its toes may have slight to no webbing. The skin is slightly warty and very glandular. Because of its similarity to some species of toads it is often incorrectly referred to as a toad. It excretes poisonous sticky fluid from its skin when handled. It lays eggs in chains similar to some toad species.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}