Amphibians › North American Spadefoots
Hurter's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus hurterii
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
Couch's SpadefootScaphiopus couchii
Eastern SpadefootScaphiopus holbrookii
Gulf Coast ToadIncilius nebulifer
Plains SpadefootSpea bombifrons
Rio Grande Chirping FrogEleutherodactylus campi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,421 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,290 |
| Oklahoma | 69 |
| Louisiana | 32 |
| Arkansas | 26 |
| Missouri | 4 |
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 Hurter's Spadefoot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.