Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyScaphiopodidae (North American Spadefoots)
- GenusScaphiopus (Southern Spadefoots)
- SpeciesScaphiopus couchii (Couch's Spadefoot)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Mexican Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri
Texas Toad
Anaxyrus speciosus
Canyon Tree Frog
Dryophytes arenicolor
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
Green Toad
Anaxyrus debilis
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea
Cliff Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus marnockii
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Couch's Spadefoot in Big Bend National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Couch's Spadefoot sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Couch's Spadefoot in Big Bend National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Couch's Spadefoot in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.