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An American eastern spadefoot. The average length of an adult eastern spadefoot is 44–57 mm (1 + 3 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in). It is brownish in color, with two yellowish stripes on its back. These stripes, which begin on the upper eyelids, may diverge or converge, resulting in a pattern resembling a lyre or an hourglass.
Southern Spadefoot toad, Florida-adult. Scaphiopus is a genus of North American amphibian commonly referred to as the North American spadefoots, southern spadefoots, or eastern spadefoot toads. [1] They differ greatly from true toads (those of the family Bufonidae) by having eyes with vertical pupils, no parotoid gland, and relatively smooth ...
Frogspawn (eggs) of the eastern spadefoot, Rehovot Vernal pool, Israel Close up of a several days old frogspawn (eggs) of the eastern spadefoot Rehovot Vernal pool, Israel. The eastern spadefoot is nocturnal and returns to the same lair each night when it has finished foraging for molluscs, spiders, insects and other small arthropods. As well ...
Biological name Description Images Couch's spadefoot toad Scaphiopus couchii: Couch's spadefoot toads are found in the southwestern regions of the United States and some regions of Mexico. They stay buried in the soil for 8–10 months a year and eat enough in one meal to last them a whole year. Couch's spadefoot toads' tadpoles transform into ...
Eastern spadefoot or Eastern spadefoot toad may refer to: Scaphiopus holbrookii or eastern spadefoot, a toad found in North America; Pelobates syriacus or eastern spadefoot, a toad found in Eastern Europe and the Middle East; Eastern spadefoot toads (Leptobrachium), a genus of Southeast Asian toads, from family Megophryidae, unrelated to the ...
Family: Pelobatidae (European spadefoot toads) Eastern spadefoot, Pelobates syriacus LC (south-eastern Europe) and: [n 1] Balkan spadefoot, Pelobates balcanicus (southern Europe) [5] [6] Western spadefoot, Pelobates cultripes NT; Common spadefoot, Pelobates fuscus LC and: [n 1] Pallas' spadefoot toad, Pelobates vespertinus (Ukraine to ...
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Eastern spadefoot toads (Leptobrachium, also known as large-eyed litter frogs [1]) comprise a genus of the family Megophryidae in the order Anura, and are found in southern China, northeast India, southeast Asia, and islands of the Sunda Shelf as well as the Philippines. [2] They are characterized by a stocky body with slender, short hindlimbs. [3]