American spadefoot toads
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| American Spadefoot Toads | |
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| Western Spadefoot Toad (Spea hammondii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Mesobatrachia |
| Family: | Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 |
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| Distribution of Scaphiopodidae (in black) | |
Scaphiopodidae is a family of American spadefoot toads. They live in southern Canada and USA south to southern Mexico. Scaphiopodidae is a small family with only seven species.
The American spadefoot toads are of typical shape to most digging frogs. They are round, with short legs and eyes that stick out. This frog has a hard growth on their feet which helps them to dig. They dig backwards into the ground.[1]
The American spadefoot toads live on land when not under ground. They are dully coloured, usually a grey or dull green or brown. This is to help in camouflage.
References [change]
- ↑ "Scaphiopodidae (Cope, 1865) American Spadefoot Toads". Archived from the original on 2006-08-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20060830134525/http://www.livingunderworld.org/anura/database/scaphiopodidae/. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Scaphiopodidae at Wikimedia Commons- Scaphiopodidae at Tree of Life
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