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Western Spadefoot Toad

Spea hammondii

Photo by Bill Richie
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Chaparral, and tadpoles seen in vernal pools

Notes:

Found in a muddy large puddle near house. Extra rain this year created an adequate environment for toads to lay eggs here, although pool is drying up quickly. I pulled 100 or so out to raise in captivity, then I'll let them go.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Bill Richie
Yes, quite a bit more rain this year which has produced a nice crop of wildflowers (and weeds). This has done a lot to help mitigate our drought here in southern CA.
shebebusynow
I'm guessing it's one of those years like 1998 that you can walk out onto the Mojave desert without a hat and wearing a sweatshirt and see wildflowers rarely seen.
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PublishedApril 15, 2011

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