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Bruce Williams
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: January 2007
Location: South Northants
Posts: 3,372
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Sun June 24, 2012 11:19am
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I've just read (after seeing your pic) that the adult Naterjack is ~60-70mm in size and can live up to 15 years - so I assume this one is still very young?
Bruce
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The Woodman
Knight Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: December 2006
Location: Cumbria, on the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park.
Posts: 5,992
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Hi Bruce, yes, this is a very small and young toadlet. It would comfortably sit on the finger nail of your little finger. Dozens were leaving the breeding pond that was at high level following heavy rain and making for the dunes. Toadpoles were present, still with tails and the toadlet in the picture will have been an earlier developer. The characteristic dorsal golden line is a distinctive ID feature.
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Bruce Williams
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: January 2007
Location: South Northants
Posts: 3,372
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Interesting - Thanks 
Bruce
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PMG
Knight Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: August 2006
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
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sweedie
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: October 2011
Location: cardiff South Wales
Posts: 2,028
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Wed October 17, 2012 5:02am
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Oh yes so Cute!! I love these little froglets, i remember seeing so many of these bouncing around our garden pond when i was a child,so beautiful ..haha my mother would run a mile if she saw them (can't think why )
Great shot of such a tiny subject Woodman!
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