Family

North American Spadefoots

Scaphiopodidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyScaphiopodidae (North American Spadefoots)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Scaphiopus couchii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Spea intermontana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spea bombifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spea hammondii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spea multiplicata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see North American Spadefoots

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~40%
	Couch's Spadefoot			~40%
2	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Couch's Spadefoot			~20%
	Mexican Spadefoot			Insufficient data
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Couch's Spadefoot			~20%
	Mexican Spadefoot			Insufficient data
4	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Great Basin Spadefoot			~20%
5	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Great Basin Spadefoot			~10%
	Western Spadefoot			Insufficient data
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Couch's Spadefoot			~10%
7	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Eastern Spadefoot			~10%
8	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Great Basin Spadefoot			~10%
9	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Couch's Spadefoot			Insufficient data
10	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Plains Spadefoot			Insufficient data
11	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Plains Spadefoot			Insufficient data
12	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Spadefoot			Insufficient data
13	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Basin Spadefoot			Insufficient data
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Spadefoot			Insufficient data