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Western Spadefoot

Spea hammondii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 190, February 227, March 359, April 276, May 207, June 152, July 130, August 133, September 168, October 172, November 221, December 170.
United States2,860
California2,092
Nevada302
Arizona172
Texas167
Mexico158
Baja California158
Canada134
New Mexico70
British Columbia69

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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
FamilyNorth American Spadefoots · Scaphiopodidae
GenusWestern Spadefoots · Spea

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