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Frog Identification Guide

Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons)

  • 3.7 to 6.2 cm
  • Found in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
  • Call is a short squawk, somewhat like a duck
  • Calling begins in late spring or early summer after heavy rains
  • Spadefoots have a vertical pupil, no parotoid gland and a "spade" on
    each hind foot
  • Brown to dull green, with a bony ridge between the eyes
  • Breeds in temporary ponds formed after rains

Plains spadefoot