Couch's Spadefoot

Couch's Spadefoot

Scaphiopus couchii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
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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
10–20%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

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.

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