Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
Adults inhabit dry sagebrush flats, grasslands, and sandy soils near temporary breeding waters in the Great Basin. Nocturnal hunters, they emerge after rain to eat insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates. A hardened spade on each hind foot helps them dig backward into the soil, where they can remain hidden through dry conditions.
- Type
- Burrow
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Great Basin Spadefoot Tadpole
- Great Basin Spadefoot Froglet
- Great Basin Spadefoot