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Definition of Southern spadefoot
1. Noun. This spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States.
Exact synonyms: Scaphiopus Multiplicatus
Group relationships: Genus Scaphiopus, Scaphiopus
Generic synonyms: Spadefoot, Spadefoot Toad
Group relationships: Genus Scaphiopus, Scaphiopus
Generic synonyms: Spadefoot, Spadefoot Toad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Southern Spadefoot
Literary usage of Southern spadefoot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Frog Book: North American Toads and Frogs, with a Study of the Habits by Mary Cynthia Dickerson (1906)
"This southern spadefoot is an attractive and alert-looking creature, very different
from the uncanny, smooth-skinned Eastern Spadefoot ..."
2. The Future of Arid Grasslands: Identifying Issues, Seeking Solutions edited by Barbara Tellman (1999)
"southern spadefoot--Scap/i/opus multiplicatus. Abundant over a wide area of the
SSV, across a spectrum of habitats, including lower madrean woodland in ..."