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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchii
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
🌙 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Spadefoot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Mexican Spadefoot sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mexican Spadefoot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Spadefoot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.