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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Mexican Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
Small-eard Hyla
Rheohyla miotympanum
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Camp's Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus campi
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
Long-Footed Frog
Eleutherodactylus longipes
Barking Frog
Craugastor augusti
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Couch's Spadefoot at Cumbres de Monterrey 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 | 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 |