Plains spadefoot toad

The plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons) is a species of spadefoot toad. They live in southwestern Canada, the Great Plains of the United States and northern Mexico. Like many spadefood toads, they get their name for having spade-like legs. This allows them to dig into sand and soil.

Plains Spadefoot Toad
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Suborder:	Mesobatrachia
Family:	Scaphiopodidae
Genus:	Spea
Species:	S. bombifrons
Binomial name
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863)
Synonyms
Scaphiopus bombifrons Cope, 1863 Spea bombifrons Cope, 1866

References

• Herps of Texas: Spea bombifrons Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Canada's Amphibians: Spea bombifrons Archived 2004-08-21 at the Wayback Machine