Plains Spadefoot Toad (Spea bombifrons)
Description: To 2¼" snout-vent length. Color greenish, gray, or brown, with scattered darker spots or blotches. Bony lump between eyes. Wedge-shaped spade on each hind foot.
Plains Spadefoot Behaviour
No observations regarding Plains Spadefoot behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Plains Spadefoots ...
Plains Spadefoot - Spea bombifrons (formerly Scaphiopus bombifrons)
Western Spadefoot - Spea hammondii (formerly Scaphiopus hammondii)
Great Basin Spadefoot - Spea intermontana (formerly Scaphiopus intermontana) ...
Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons
Rare with only two known localities in AR. Color grayish or bluish with small, red spots. Skin moist.
Large wart-like gland located behind each eye of toads.
 See also: Spadefoot, Toad, Leopard Frog, Leopard, Plains Leopard Frog
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