Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Scaphiopodidae > Spea > Spea bombifronsSpea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot)Synonyms: Scaphiopus bombifrons; Scaphiopus hammondii bombifrons Language: Spanish The plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons) is a species of American spadefoot toad which ranges from southwestern Canada, throughout the Great Plains of the western United States, and into northern Mexico. Like other species of spadefoot toads, they get their name from a spade-like projections on their hind legs which allow them to dig into sandy soils. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 48.63 EDGE Score: 3.9 |
| Litter Size [2] | 381 | | Litters / Year [2] | 1 | | Nocturnal [1] | Yes | | Snout to Vent Length [2] | 2.52 inches (6.4 cm) | | Water Biome [1] | Lakes and Ponds, Temporary Pools |  | | Diet [1] | Carnivore |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Central and Southern mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central forest-grasslands transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central U.S. hardwood forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chihuahuan desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Colorado Plateau shrublands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Flint Hills tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern mixed grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern short grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Tamaulipan mezquital |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Western Gulf Coastal grasslands |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Western short grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Wyoming Basin shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
V |
4731 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Badlands National Park |
II |
178535 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Bandelier National Monument |
V |
8107 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park |
V |
34277 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area |
V |
7025 |
Oklahoma, United States |
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Grasslands National Park |
II |
128635 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
II |
46114 |
Texas, United States |
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Knife River Indian Villages National Hist. Site National Historic Site |
III |
1756 |
North Dakota, United States |
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Konza Prairie Biosphere Reserve |
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8617 |
Kansas, United States |
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area |
V |
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Texas, United States |
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Petrified Forest National Park |
II |
44522 |
Arizona, United States |
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Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
228335 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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Colorado, United States |
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White Sands National Monument |
III |
139922 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org♦ 2Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data. ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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