Scaphiopodidae (North American Spadefoots)

Family

North American Spadefoots

Scaphiopodidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

Species in this group

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

Great Basin Spadefoot
LC

Great Basin Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Spea intermontana

10–20% · Possible
Couch's Spadefoot
LC

Couch's Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scaphiopus couchii

10–20% · Possible
Eastern Spadefoot
LC Endemic

Eastern Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scaphiopus holbrookii

0–10% · With luck
Plains Spadefoot
LC

Plains Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Spea bombifrons

Insufficient data
Mexican Spadefoot
LC

Mexican Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Spea multiplicata

<5% · Rare
Western Spadefoot
NT

Western Spadefoot

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Spea hammondii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
3 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
5 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
0–10%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
7 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
8 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
9 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
10 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
11 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
12 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
13 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%