The plains spadefoot is a burrowing toad of the North American Great Plains, family Scaphiopodidae, named for the hard, sharp edged growth on each hind foot that it uses to dig backward into loose soil. It spends most of the year underground and emerges to breed explosively in temporary pools after heavy rain, with tadpoles developing rapidly before the water dries.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Anura, Taxa Source Wikidata: Plains Spadefoot
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
Sources
1. Plains spadefoot toad (Wikipedia)
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Like other species of spadefoot toads, they get their name from a spade-like projection on their hind legs which allows them to dig into sandy soils.
2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata: Plains Spadefoot
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2274685, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Wikidata Q2274685 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. Plains Spadefoot (Wikipedia)
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