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Scaphiopus

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Scaphiopus 

(spadefoots), a genus of toads of the family Pelobatidae. Body length, up to 7.5 cm. They have a “large spadelike protuberance for digging burrows. Seven species are found in North America, living in thickets and on dry prairies. During hot weather the toads dig deep burrows, emerging from them to reproduce only after the first abundant rainfall. The incubation period of the eggs and the metamorphosis of the tadpoles are accelerated (taking less than ten days).
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richmondi Netting & Mittleman, ravine SE salamander Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini), northern red SC salamander Family Sirenidae (sirens) Siren intermedia LeConte, lesser siren W Order Anura (toads and frogs) Family Pelobatidae (spadefoot toads) Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan), eastern spadefoot S Family Bufonidae (toads) Bufo americanus Holbrook, American toad N,C,SE B.
Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana by Minton, Sherman A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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