New Mexico Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata
Summary 5
The New Mexico Spadefoot Toad (Spea multiplicata) is a species of American spadefoot toad found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Like other species of spadefoot toad, they get their name from a distinctive spade-like projections on their hind legs which enable them to dig in sandy soils. Some sources also refer to the species as the Mexican Spadefoot Toad, Desert Spadefoot Toad or Southern Spadefoot Toad.
Range description 6
This species occurs from southeastern Utah, southern Colorado, and northern Oklahoma south through Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas in the USA, to Guerrero and Oaxaca (Stebbins 1985, Conant and Collins 1991) in Mexico. It is found up to about 2,470m asl in some areas.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) J. N. Stuart, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/21786539@N03/2660414682
- (c) David Cannatella, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://tolweb.org/tree/ToLimages/spea.multiplicatus.jpeg
- (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=385013&one=T
- (c) John Sullivan, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por John Sullivan
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spea_multiplicata
- (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28333961
