Plains spadefoot toad

Photo By/Credit

Stukel, Sam/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
06/06/2019
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Spadefoots differ from other frogs and toads by their vertical pupil, relatively smooth skin, teeth in their upper jaw and absence of parotid glands. They also have a horny, sharp, dark edged knob or tubercle (the “spade”) on the inner surface of the hind foot.
Subject tags
Wildlife
Fisheries
Fish hatcheries
Amphibians