Listen to the Couch's spadefoot toad
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About the Couch's spadefoot toad
The Couch's spadefoot toad is a amphibian in the family Scaphiopodidae (order Anura). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Couch's spadefoot toad sound like?
Male frogs and toads call by pushing air over their vocal cords into a vocal sac that acts as a resonator. Each species has its own call, so choruses can be identified by ear – and calling peaks on warm, wet nights.
From Wikipedia
Couch's spadefoot toad or Couch's spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) is a species of North American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae). The specific epithet couchii is in honor of American naturalist Darius Nash Couch, who collected the first specimen while on a personal expedition to northern Mexico to collect plant, mineral, and animal specimens for the Smithsonian Institution.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Couch's spadefoot toad sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Couch's spadefoot toad on this page. Male frogs and toads call by pushing air over their vocal cords into a vocal sac that acts as a resonator.
Is the Couch's spadefoot toad endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Couch's spadefoot toad as “least concern”.
What family does the Couch's spadefoot toad belong to?
The Couch's spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus couchii) belongs to the family Scaphiopodidae in the order Anura.
Sources & credits
- CouchsSpadefootToad SaguaroNP 20110705 by NPS Natural Sounds & Night Skies Division – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Couch's Spadefoot Toad – US National Park Service by NPS – Public domain (NPS) · NPS
- Wikidata Q504971 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Couch's spadefoot toad – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Clinton & Charles Robertson from Texas, USA – CC BY-SA 2.0