A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California

Identifying California Spadefoots

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California Frogs and Toads:

Once you have determined that the California frog you want to identify is a spadefoot, you should be able to identify it easily by using the range maps, since no two species occur together or near each other in the state. Click on the links below for more pictures and information about the three species of California Spadefoots.

Vertical Pupils	Black Spade on the Bottoms of the Hind Feet	No enlarged parotoid glands behind the eyes.

(male)	(female)	Range - in Red
Couch's Spadefoot Scaphiopus couchii

Western Spadefoot Spea hammondii		Historical Range - in Red

Great Basin Spadefoot Spea intermontana		Range - in Red