| NOUN | a western spadefoot toad | western spadefoot toads |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
22 Übersetzungen
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Anwendungsbeispiele Englisch
- Only two species of amphibians have been positively identified in the southern Snake Range and adjacent portions of Snake and Spring Valleys: the western spadefoot toad "(Spea hammondii)" and the leopard frog "(Rana pipiens)".
- The species was once classified as a subspecies of the western spadefoot toad, "Spea hammondii", but distinctive morphological characteristics led researchers to reclassify it as its own species.
- "Spea hammondii", also known as the western spadefoot, western spadefoot toad, Hammond's spadefoot, or Hammond's spadefoot toad, is a species of amphibian in the family Scaphiopodidae.
- In 2004, the western spadefoot toad was the only member of the family Scaphiopodidae to be classified as near threatened by the ICUN Red List.
- They house some of the area's rarest animals, including the San Diego fairy shrimp and the Western spadefoot toad, which lie dormant under the ground during the dry season and emerge when the pools refill with water.
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