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

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

Adult, Franklin County, Washington		Adult, Franklin 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	Habitat, (agricultural canall breeding site) Franklin County, Washington
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Habitat, Franklin County, Washington	Habitat, Franklin County, Washington	Habitat, Grant County, Washington