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Western Spadefoot

Spea hammondii

The Western Spadefoot is a small frog that loves to dig! It has special spade-like toes that help it burrow into the ground. These frogs are often found in sandy areas and come out when it rains.

Lebensraum: Desert

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The Western Spadefoot has smooth, grayish-brown to olive skin, often with darker blotches and a pale belly. It possesses distinctive large, gold-rimmed eyes with vertical pupils, and a wedge-shaped, dark 'spade' on each hind foot for digging. Unlike true toads, it lacks prominent parotoid glands.

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Western Spadefoot
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Western Spadefoot

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Their eggs can hatch super quickly, sometimes in less than a day!

These amphibians can absorb water right through their skin, no drinking needed!

They have vertical pupils, just like a cat's!

When stressed, some spadefoots smell like roasted peanuts or garlic!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Digger

Western Spadefoot can rapidly burrow backwards into soil using hardened 'spades' on its hind feet to escape predators or dry conditions.

Fähigkeit

Drought Dormancy

Western Spadefoot can survive long droughts by aestivating deep underground, forming a protective mud cocoon to save water.

Fähigkeit

Speedy Grow-Up

Western Spadefoot tadpoles develop incredibly fast, sometimes in just a few weeks, to avoid drying out in temporary pools.

Maße und Details

Länge
3.8-7.5 cm
Gewicht
0.015-0.035 kg
Lebenserwartung
4-10 Jahre
Gelegegröße
500-2000
Metamorphose
21-70 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These hungry amphibians munch on small insects and other tiny creatures.

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles are omnivores, eating algae and detritus, while adults are carnivores, mainly insectivores.

Hauptnahrung

  • Beetles
  • Crickets
  • Ants
  • Spiders
  • Worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Snakes often prey on spadefoots near breeding ponds.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons forage for them, especially during wet nights.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus bimaculatus

Adult spadefoots ambush crickets and other insects.

eats

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Dragonfly larvae prey on spadefoot tadpoles in ponds.

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Sicherheit

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Always watch where you step when exploring nature, and don't touch frogs without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

3.8-7.5 cm

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

0.015-0.035 kg

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

4-10 Jahre

Was frisst Western Spadefoot?

These hungry amphibians munch on small insects and other tiny creatures.

Wo findet man Western Spadefoot normalerweise?

Desert

Wie jagt Western Spadefoot?

Ambush

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

500-2000

Was ist der/die/das metamorphose von Western Spadefoot?

21-70 Tage

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