Amphibians › North American Spadefoots
Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchii
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mexican SpadefootSpea multiplicata
Plains SpadefootSpea bombifrons
Chihuahuan Green ToadAnaxyrus debilis
Texas ToadAnaxyrus speciosus
Sonoran Desert ToadIncilius alvarius
Hurter's SpadefootScaphiopus hurterii
Red-spotted ToadAnaxyrus punctatus
Woodhouse's ToadAnaxyrus woodhousii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,602 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,478 |
| Arizona | 2,977 |
| New Mexico | 1,092 |
| Mexico | 684 |
| Colorado | 445 |
| Oklahoma | 403 |
| Baja California Sur | 194 |
| Sonora | 192 |
| California | 66 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Amphibians · Amphibia |
| Order | Frogs and Toads · Anura |
| Family | North American Spadefoots · Scaphiopodidae |
| Genus | Southern Spadefoots · Scaphiopus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Couch's Spadefoot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.