This is a 6 second recording of 5 consecutive close-up calls from one spadefoot calling at night while floating in a pool in a flooded wash (shown on the left) in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Plains Leopard Frog The New Mexico spadefoot toad is found in Mexico and the U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. They are your stereotypical frogs that you find in ponds. Couch's spadefoot toad or Couch's spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) is a species of North American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae). They can be found in sandhills, grassland and the plains across New Mexico. They are agile creatures, and live throughout the state of New Mexico. Sunstone Press, 1994. Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico. City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > New Mexico: Questions about these NM monsoonal frogs (Albuquerque: live, shop, garden) User Name: Remember Me: Password ... New Mexico Spadefoot Toad ... outside of hearing the males' vocal call, between the 2 is what's called a boss. Sit back and let the bewitching tones of the Pig Frog, Dwarf Mexican Treefrog, Little Green Toad, Southwestern Woodhouse's Toad, Great Basin Spadefoot, and other famed vocalists entrance and amaze you. Corkran, Charlotte & Chris Thoms. Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis. Herps of Texas: Frogs and Toads of Texas. Dimmitt, M.A. Frogs and Toads of New Mexico Frogs New Mexico is blessed with a great variety of different frogs. Dimmitt, M.A. Scaphiopus hammondii intermontanus - Great Basin Spadefoot Toad (Western Spadefoot Toad) ... Snakes, Lizards, Turtles, Frogs, Toads & Salamanders of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. As the rain continued into the night, hundreds appeared along Arizona roadways along with Couch's and New Mexico spadefoot toads (HM 1637 and HM 1636 respectively). Mexican spadefoot toad . Pages 51-54 in Collected Papers of the Tucson Herpetological Society 1988-1991. It can reach around 2″ in length. Live Arrival Guarantee. New Mexico Spadefoot Toad Pictures Gallery Take a listen below. Plains spadefoot toad Spea bombifrons: The plains spadefoot toad is found in the southern prairie provinces of Canada, central states of the United States, and northern parts of Mexico. COUCH'S SPADEFOOT Scaphiopus couchii: DESCRIPTION: Up to 3.5 inches in length, Couch’s spadefoot is a green or yellowish-green toad.Females have dark reticulations, whereas males are lighter overall with faint dark spots, reduced reticulations, or they may lack dark markings altogether. 1992. The specific epithet couchii is in honor of American naturalist Darius Nash Couch, who collected the first specimen while on a personal expedition to northern Mexico to collect plant, mineral, and animal specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. For most of the year, this animal lays buried beneath the sands of Chaco's arid landscape; the toads can survive underground for over a year if necessary. REPRODUCTION AND CALLS: This spadefoot breeds in temporary rain pools that fill during summer storms. Some people have compared this toad’s call to a jackhammer, but go ahead and listen to it for yourself below: Green Toad (Bufo debilis) Photo 10. The mating call of the Mexican spadefoot toad is only heard during the summer monsoon season. 2005. The primary purpose of the toad call is to attract mates. Couch's Spadefoot toads are absent from former habitat which has been urbanized or converted to agriculture. It was a warm rainy night when I encountered my first Great Plains Toad. 1990. Spea multiplicata (Cope, 1863) Mexican Spadefoot. Spea multiplicata (Cope, 1863) Mexican spadefoot. Biology of desert toads with emphasis on spadefoots. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeianus) The American Bullfrog is the largest frog in the… Continue reading Frogs and Toads in New Mexico This toad is a very unique shade of green with small black spots and irregular lines. Scaphiopus couchii - Couch's Spadefoot (Southern Spadefoot, Rain Toad, Sonoran Spadefoot, Sonora Spadefoot, Cape St. Lucas Spadefoot) (Wright & Wright 1949) Conservation Issues (Conservation Status) A California Species of Special Concern. It was observed hopping across a road near the U.S. - Mexico border just as the evening's rain began. The call of the plains spadefoot is a brief snoring sound. ... the Mexican Spadefoot was considered a subspecies of the western spadefoot toad ... Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico.