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Couch's Spadefoot

Scaphiopus couchii

Photo by Graham Monroe
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a small, possibly juvenile spadefoot. It's slimy skin, vertical pupils, and small black spades for digging on its rear feet all show that this is a spadefoot.

Habitat:

This spadefoot was found in a ponderosa forest.

Notes:

This spadefoot was found after a great deal of rain.

Reference Links:

Couch's spadefoot toad, Couch's spadefoot toad

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PublishedAugust 7, 2016

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