Plains Spadefoot Toad facts for kids
| Plains Spadefoot Toad | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Mesobatrachia |
| Family: | Scaphiopodidae |
| Genus: | Spea |
| Species: | S. bombifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) |
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The Plains Spadefoot Toad (Spea bombifrons) is a species of spadefoot toad. They live in southwestern Canada, the Great Plains of the United States and northern Mexico. Like many spadefood toads, they get their name for having spade-like legs. This allows them to dig into sand and soil.
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