western spadefoot
Iberian spadefoot toad
Spanish spadefoot toad
Wagler's spadefoot toad
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Western spadefoot toads take longer to mature (at least three weeks).

Juvenile western spadefoot toads look similar to adults, but have more distinct spotting.

The western spadefoot prefers grassland, scrub and chaparral locally but can occur in oak woodlands.

Spea is a genus of North American amphibian commonly referred to as the western spadefoot toads.

The Western Spadefoot Toad bears the name of "Spea hammondii".

Pelobates cultripes, sometimes called the Western Spadefoot, is a toad species in the family Pelobatidae.

Western spadefoot toad (Pelobates cultripes)

This population once included several species of frogs and salamanders; the foothill yellow-legged frog and western spadefoot are listed as endangered species.

The western spadefoot toad (Spea hammondii) is a relatively smooth-skinned species of spadefoot toad.

Western Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates cultripes)

The study also demonstrated reduced reproduction success of individual species in the area, such as the Western Spadefoot Toad and California Tiger Salamander.

The species was once classified as a subspecies of the Western Spadefoot Toad, Spea hammondii, but distinctive morphological characteristics led researchers to reclassify it as its own species.

In the western spadefoot of Europe, for example, there are two distinct forms of tadpole: a 'standard' type which feeds on rotting vegetation, and a cannibalistic type which kills and eats other tadpoles.

The western spadefoot is experiencing some habitat loss, but is still common in its range and the population declines are very minor even though it is listed as "near threatened" in some counties of CA.

They house some of the area's rarest animals, including the San Diego fairy shrimp and the Western spadefoot toad, which lie dormant under the ground during the dry season and emerge when the pools refill with water.

The eastern spadefoot can be distinguished from the western spadefoot (Pelobates cultripes) by the colour of the spade which is black in the latter, and from the common spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus) by the fact that its head is not domed.

During this time Pelobates cultripes may be partly diurnal.