Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyScaphiopodidae (North American Spadefoots)
- GenusScaphiopus (Southern Spadefoots)
- SpeciesScaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Spadefoot at Great Smoky Mountains 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 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |