Couch's spadefoot toad or Couch's spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) is a species of North American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae). The specific epithet...

American spadefoot toads, which are native to North America. The family is small, comprising only eleven different species. The American spadefoot toads are...

referred to as the North American spadefoots, southern spadefoots, or eastern spadefoot toads. They differ greatly from true toads (those of the family Bufonidae)...

narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne olivacea) and Couch's spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus couchii). The Texas toad sometimes hybridizes with Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus...

narrowmouth toad) Family Scaphiopodidae (spadefoot toads) Genus Scaphiopus (spadefoot toads) Scaphiopus couchii (Couch's spadefoot toad) Genus Spea (western...

1863) New Mexico spadefoot toad, Spea multiplicata (Cope, 1863) Genus Scaphiopus, southern spadefoot toads Couch's spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus couchii...

produce short-lived seasonal pools that host uncommon species like Couch's spadefoot toad. Desert fan palm oases are rare ecological communities found only...

species that are known as Couch's kingbird and Couch's spadefoot toad. Upon his return to the United States in 1854, Couch was ordered to Washington,...

a waterproof cocoon to retain moisture. In the Sonoran Desert, Couch's spadefoot toad spends most of the year dormant in its burrow. Heavy rain is the...

Native amphibian species include the Couch's spadefoot toad, Chiricahua leopard frog, and the Sonoran desert toad. Phoenix and the surrounding areas are...