Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyScaphiopodidae (North American Spadefoots)
- GenusSpea (Western Spadefoots)
- SpeciesSpea intermontana (Great Basin Spadefoot)
📅 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 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Basin Spadefoot in Zion National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Great Basin Spadefoot sighting in Zion National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Basin Spadefoot in Zion National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Great Basin Spadefoot in Zion National Park in our monthly data.