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Western Spadefoot - Spea hammondii
Sapo Cavador Occidental
(Baird, 1859 “1857”)
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| Species Description and More Pictures of Adults and Tadpoles |
| Sounds |
| Western Spadefoots from North of Baja California | ||
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| Adult, San Joaquin County | Adult, San Joaquin County | Adult, San Joaquin County |
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| Adult male calling, San Diego County © Chris Gruenwald |
Adults in amplexus, San Diego County © Kyle McCann |
Tadpole, Riverside County |
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| Spade on rear foot | Calling adult male in February, Sacramento County © Jon Hirt | Recently metamorphosed juvenile with tail, Kings County © Patrick Briggs |
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| Tadpoles in rain pool, Mesa de San Carlos, Baja California © James R. Buskirk |
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| Habitat in Baja California | ||
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Mesa de San Carlos, Baja California |
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References:
Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002. McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000. Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018. Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
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