Natterjack Toad - in Fiction

In Fiction

  • The Natterjack is a primary character in the book The Time Garden by Edward Eager. In it, the Natterjack is portrayed as a magical creature who understands the laws of magic and time and assists the children on their adventures.
  • Natterjack is a character in the CBeebies show Kerwhizz.
  • In season 2 of My Family, Susan uses the Natterjack's mating life as a metaphor for the crisis that Ben finds himself in: "The Natterjack toad has a problem, if he wants to mate with the alpha female, he has to croak louder than all the other Natterjack toads, but when he does that bats home in on his call and devour him."

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