Mexican Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyScaphiopodidae (North American Spadefoots)
- GenusSpea (Western Spadefoots)
- SpeciesSpea multiplicata (Mexican Spadefoot)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchii
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
Fewer than 5 records of Mexican Spadefoot at Big Bend National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 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 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |