Western Spadefoots
Spea
Spea is a genus of North American amphibian commonly referred to as the western spadefoot toads. They differ greatly from true toads (those of the family Bufonidae) by having eyes with vertical pupils, no parotoid glands, and relatively smooth skin. Their most distinctive feature is a spade-like projection on their hind feet, from which their common name is derived. This projection enables spadefoot toads to dig in loose soils with ease. Its name is from the
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Mexican Spadefoot
speciesSpea multiplicata
Western Spadefoot
speciesSpea hammondii
Plains Spadefoot
speciesSpea bombifrons
Great Basin Spadefoot
speciesSpea intermontana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Stahl, Georg Ernst: D. Georg. Ern. Stahlii, Consiliarii Et Archiatri Regii. Borussici Primarii, Fvndamenta Chymico-Pharmacevtica Generalia
Stahl, Georg Ernst · 1721 · p.1
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.779
Florentine Codex, Vol. 3 (Books 10-12)
Bernardino de Sahagún · 1577 · p.379
Theater of Earthly Creatures
Anonymous · 1672 · p.110
Theater of Earthly Creatures
Anonymous · 1672 · p.130
Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Laender
Münster, Sebastian · 1598 · p.1533
History of All Cloven-Hoofed Quadrupeds
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1621 · p.363
History of Monsters
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1642 · p.932
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.647
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.497
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.244
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.323
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26697.