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Scaphiopus holbrookii, commonly known as the eastern spadefoot, is a species of American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae) endemic to the eastern United States. It is not considered a true toad , with Bufonidae being the family of "true toads".
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 ...
Pelobates syriacus, the eastern spadefoot or Syrian spadefoot, is a species of toad in the family Pelobatidae, native to an area extending from Eastern Europe to Western Asia. Description [ edit ]
The eastern spadefoot is the only species found east of the Mississippi River, ranging from New England to southern Florida. The Great Basin spadefoot and the plains spadefoot are both found in Western Canada and the northwestern U.S., but the plains spadefoot has also spread into Texas and northern Mexico.
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]
Formerly considered the same species as the eastern spadefoot Along various rivers in northern and central Arkansas; widespread in southwest. Populations in southeast may be this species or eastern spadefoot. Northwestern populations are extirpated [1] Plains spadefoot: Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) Critically imperiled [27]
Species Pelodytes punctatus Daudin, 1802 - Common parsley frog; Family Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 - Nearctic spadefoot toads. Genus Scaphiopus Holbrook, 1836 Eastern or Southern Spadefoot Toads (3 species) Species Scaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854 - Couch's spadefoot toad; Genus Spea Cope, 1866 Western Spadefoots (4 species)
Pennsylvania has 41 native species of amphibians, with 23 salamanders and newts, and 18 species of frogs and toads. ... Eastern spadefoot: Scaphiopus holbrookii ...