Amphibians › North American Spadefoots
Mexican Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata
25 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
Plains SpadefootSpea bombifrons
Red-spotted ToadAnaxyrus punctatus
Canyon Tree FrogDryophytes arenicolor
Western SpadefootSpea hammondii
Plateau ToadAnaxyrus compactilis
Woodhouse's ToadAnaxyrus woodhousii
Pine ToadIncilius occidentalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,213 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,010 |
| Arizona | 819 |
| New Mexico | 600 |
| Mexico | 592 |
| Oklahoma | 402 |
| Colorado | 276 |
| Jalisco | 98 |
| Guanajuato | 74 |
| Mexico | 68 |
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 | Western Spadefoots · Spea |
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 Mexican Spadefoot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.