Eastern Spadefoot

This is a stout, toadlike amphibian with large, protruding eyes, vertically elliptical pupils, short legs and large feet. The inner surface of each hind foot has a sickle-shaped spur or spade. Coloration is light brown to yellow-brown. The head, back and upper parts of the legs are mottled with dark brown. There ar usually two or three light yellow-brown stripes along the back. The belly is pale gray. The eastern spadefoot toad may be from 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 inches (44 to 57 mm) in body length. This toad prefers open areas with sandy or loose soil in association with river flood plains. It breeds in temporarily flooded fields or ditches during warm, rainy weather in late spring or summer. The call is a quick series of coarse wank, wank, wank, sounds. This secretive, burrowing species eats a variety of insects.

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