Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians
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Great Basin Spadefoot - Spea intermontana
(Cope, 1883)
Listen to this spadefoot:
A short example
More sounds of
Spea intermontana
Occurs with or near these other Northwest frogs:
Rocky Mountain (Woodhouse's) Toad
American Bullfrog
Pacific Treefrog
Northern Leopard Frog
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| Adult, Franklin County, Washington | Adult, Franklin County, Washington | Adult, Franklin County, Washington |
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| Adult, Franklin County, Washington | ||
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| Adult, Franklin County, Washington | Underside of adult, Franklin County, Washington |
Breeding male, Grant County, Washington |
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| Male calling at night, Grant County, Washington |
Male calling at night, Grant County, Washington |
Male calling at night, Grant County, Washington |
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| A small hardened black "spade" on each rear foot helps with digging and gives the "spadefoot" family of frogs its name. | ||
| Eggs, Tadpoles, and Young | ||
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| Two mature eggs attached to a stick which was found submerged in shallow water. | Mature tadpole | Recently-transformed juvenile |
| Go here to see more pictures of tadpoles. Go here to see more pictures of spadefoots and habitats in California |
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| Habitat, Franklin County, Washington | Habitat, Franklin County, Washington | Habitat, Grant County, Washington |
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| Habitat, breeding pond, Grant County, Washington |
Habitat, breeding pond close-up, Grant County, Washington |
Habitat, (agricultural canal breeding site) Franklin County, Washington |
| Short Videos | ||
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| Male spadefoots call at night from a shallow stagnant pool in central Washington. (Long Version) |
Male spadefoots call at night from a shallow stagnant pool in central Washington. (Short Version) |
As they sat around their campsite in the Nevada desert, a group of herpetology students suddenly saw this spadefoot dig itself out of the sand. Maybe the vibrations on the ground from the people moving about felt like a sudden heavy rain and stimulated it to emerge. This short movie shows the spadefoot digging back into the sandy soil and burying itself. © Julie Nelson |
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