Now I am listening for the calls of spadefoot toads. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
Plains spadefoot toad Scaphiopus bombifrons also occurs (Alberta Provincial Parks Service, 1989). From Wordnik.com. [Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canada] Reference
In counterpoint were the fluty trills of variegated toads, blended with the gentle croon of spadefoot toads, all set to the cadence of the tree frog's sharp karreck-karreck-karreck. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
For example, the population of spadefoot toads in the Yosemite region of the Sierras is declining rapidly, and Krause thinks it's because of low-flying military training missions in the area. From Wordnik.com. [Clive Thompson on How Man-Made Noise May Be Altering Earth's Ecology] Reference
The Sonoran Desert toad, desert spadefoot, northern casque-headed treefrog and others survive in the desert because of their abilities to excavate burrows as much as three feet deep where they spend nine or ten months at a time. From Wordnik.com. [Adaptations of desert amphibians and reptiles] Reference
Mr. GASCON: There are a couple of other species of frogs that are in a particular group of animals that had been perhaps the most threatened by all of these different impacts that we've had on the environment: the spadefoot toads. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists Search For Endangered Amphibians] Reference
There are 18 species of fish, 6 being endangered in Bulgaria including the rare asp Aspius aspius, 15 species of reptiles including the Aesculapian snake Elaphe longissimus, and 12 amphibians; one, the eastern spadefoot Pelobates syriacus, recently discovered in Bulgaria for the first time, is listed in the Red Book for Bulgaria. From Wordnik.com. [Srebarna Nature Reserve, Bulgaria] Reference
Despite their rarity, throwing a kink in development plans is nothing new for the spadefoot. From Wordnik.com. [Columnist: Stephen Miller] Reference
Horan said the larger Easton area, including Forks, is listed as possible habitat for the spadefoot. From Wordnik.com. [Columnist: Stephen Miller] Reference
The Australian spadefoot frog would already be heading back to the safety of the underground at this stage. From Wordnik.com. [Safehaven] Reference
The study focused on whether habitat exists for the eastern spadefoot, since actually finding one of the toads would be difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Columnist: Stephen Miller] Reference
The researchers tested the tadpoles of Iberian green frogs and western spadefoot toads, collecting both from ponds without turtles of any kind. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
There's still potential for confusion because some groups like the spadefoot and fire-bellied toads have the word "toad" in their name, but aren't part of the Bufonidae. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
State officials were concerned that the eastern spadefoot toad, a state endangered species, may live on the 52-acre parcel along Newlins Road East and Richmond Road eyed for the building. From Wordnik.com. [Columnist: Stephen Miller] Reference
It is home to over 30 species of warblers, as well as grouse, turkeys and less common species such as the Appalachian cottontail, Jefferson salamander, hognose snake and the spadefoot toad. From Wordnik.com. [Centredaily.com: Local] Reference
The spadefoot frog makes its home in Australia. From Wordnik.com. [Safehaven] Reference
Eastern spadefoot toad. From Wordnik.com. [Columnist: Stephen Miller] Reference
Eastern spadefoot, 297. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
This article available online at: http://www. theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/08/a-note-from-the-spadefoot-toads/7522/. From Wordnik.com. [A Note from the Spadefoot Toads] Reference
A number of animals live in the burrows with the tortoises, including mice, rabbits, raccoons, foxes, Virginia opossums, rats, burrowing owls, skinks, eastern fence lizards, eastern spadefoot toads, and crawfish frogs. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
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