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Iberian Spadefoot

Pelobates cultripes

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 22, February 67, March 98, April 134, May 83, June 70, July 27, August 11, September 29, October 65, November 45, December 26.
Spain677
Portugal507
France408
Occitanie244
Comunidad de Madrid170
Andalucía148
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur89
SETÚBAL84
Extremadura83
Castilla y León75

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyEuropean Spadefoot Toads · Pelobatidae
GenusEuropean Spadefoot Toads · Pelobates

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Iberian Spadefoot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.