- spadefoot toad
- noun Date: 1867 any of a family (Pelobatidae) of burrowing toads having the inner bone of the tarsus edged with a strong horny sheath with which they dig
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spadefoot toad
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Spadefoot Toad — can refer to: * European Spadefoot Toad * American Spadefoot Toads … Wikipedia
spadefoot toad — [spād′foot΄] n. any of several toads (family Pelobatidae) with a hornlike projection on the hind foot that is used in digging burrows … English World dictionary
spadefoot toad — noun a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade like projection on each hind foot • Syn: ↑spadefoot • Hypernyms: ↑frog, ↑toad, ↑toad frog, ↑anuran, ↑batrachian, ↑salientian … Useful english dictionary
spadefoot toad — any of several nocturnal toads of the family Pelobatidae, common in the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by a horny, spadelike projection on each hind foot for burrowing under the soil. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * ▪ amphibian relatively smooth … Universalium
New Mexico Spadefoot Toad — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN … Wikipedia
Couch's Spadefoot Toad — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
European spadefoot toad — Taxobox name = European Spadefoot Toads image width = 300px image caption = Pelobates fuscus fossil range = Fossil range/Sandbox|46|0Mid Eocene – Recent regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amplaphier subordo = Mesobatrachia familia =… … Wikipedia
Plains Spadefoot Toad — Taxobox name = Plains Spadefoot Toad status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura subordo = Mesobatrachia familia = Scaphiopodidae genus = Spea species = S. bombifrons binomial = Spea… … Wikipedia
Hurter's Spadefoot Toad — Taxobox name = Hurter s Spadefoot Toad status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = stable regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura subordo = Mesobatrachia familia = Scaphiopodidae genus = Scaphiopus species = S.… … Wikipedia
Northern Spadefoot Toad — Conservation status Least Concern … Wikipedia
