Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians

Spea intermontana - Great Basin Spadefoot

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Listen to this spadefoot:

A short example

More sounds of
Spea intermontana

Watch a short movie of this
spadefoot digging into sandy soil
in Nevada and burying itself.
© Julie Nelson

Range Maps

Washington GAP

More Information:


Adult, Franklin County, Washington	Adult, Franklin County, Washington	Adult, Franklin County, Washington

Adult, Franklin County, Washington		Adult, Franklin County, Washington

Male calling at night, Grant County, Washington	Male calling at night, Grant County, Washington	Male calling at night, Grant County, Washington

Breeding male, Grant County, Washington	Adult, Franklin County, Washington	Spade on hind foot

Recently-transformed juvenile	Two mature eggs attached to a stick which was found submerged in shallow water.	Mature tadpole
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Habitat

Habitat, Franklin County, Washington	Habitat, Franklin County, Washington	Habitat, Grant County, Washington

Habitat, breeding pond, Grant County, Washington	Habitat, breeding pond close-up, Grant County, Washington	Habitat, (agricultural canall breeding site) Franklin County, Washington
Short Videos

Male spadefoots call at night from a shallow stagnant pool in central Washington. (Long Version)	Male spadefoots call at night from a shallow stagnant pool in central Washington. (Short Version)	As they sat around their campsite in the Nevada desert, a group of herpetology students suddenly saw this spadefoot dig itself out of the sand. Maybe the vibrations on the ground from the people moving about felt like a sudden heavy rain and stimulated it to emerge. This short movie shows the spadefoot digging back into the sandy soil and burying itself. © Julie Nelson