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Common Spadefoot

Pelobates fuscus

The Common Spadefoot is a special frog that loves to dig! It has big, strong feet that help it burrow into the ground. This helps it stay safe and cool in the dirt.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Common Spadefoot is a plump toad with smooth skin, typically mottled grey, brown, or olive, often with darker spots. It has prominent eyes with unique vertical pupils, setting it apart from most round-pupiled frogs. Its hind feet feature a hard, spade-like projection.

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Common Spadefoot
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Common Spadefoot

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Common Spadefoots often inflate their bodies with air to appear much larger when scared.

Their tadpoles can speed up or slow down their growth depending on how fast their pond is drying.

These amphibians are known to emerge in huge groups after heavy rain to find mates.

They have vertical pupils, like a cat, which is very unusual for an amphibian!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Digger

Common Spadefoot can burrow backwards into soil very quickly because of the hard spades on its hind feet that help them disappear from predators.

Fähigkeit

Odor Shield

Common Spadefoot has a special defense by secreting a strong-smelling, garlicky substance from its skin that helps them deter attackers.

Fähigkeit

Desert Survival

Common Spadefoot can survive dry periods by burrowing deep underground, which helps them stay moist and cool until rain returns.

Maße und Details

Länge
3.5-6.5 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.02 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Gelegegröße
1000-2500
Metamorphose
60-100 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This amphibian mostly eats various small invertebrates, like insects and worms, to get its energy.

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles eat algae and detritus; adults are carnivorous, hunting insects and other invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insects
  • Spiders
  • Earthworms
  • Slugs
  • Snails

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

A common predator in wetland and pond habitats.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes can dig them out from their underground burrows.

hunts

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

A primary food source found in their sandy burrowing grounds.

hunts

Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis

One of many beetles caught while foraging at night.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always wash your hands after touching frogs and never pick them up roughly.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Spadefoot?

3.5-6.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Spadefoot?

0.005-0.02 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Spadefoot?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Common Spadefoot?

0.5 km/h

Was frisst Common Spadefoot?

This amphibian mostly eats various small invertebrates, like insects and worms, to get its energy.

Wo findet man Common Spadefoot normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Common Spadefoot?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Common Spadefoot?

1000-2500

Snap-Karte

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