Lexic.us

Definition of Spadefoot toad

1. Noun. A burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spadefoot Toad

Literary usage of Spadefoot toad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"... Endangered, and Candidate Species tiger salamander Plains spadefoot toad Couch's spadefoot toad New Mexico spadefoot toad Great Plains toad Plains ..."

2. The Myxomycetes of Colorado by William Codman Sturgis (1907)
"DESCRIPTION The spadefoot toad is rather small, the total length of body being two inches. The legs are short; the hands are unusually small and the fingers ..."

3. Read & Understand, Nonfiction Grades 4-6 by Tekla N. White, Marilyn Evans, Evan-Moor Corporation (1999)
"spadefoot toad spadefoot toads have smooth skin. Usually they don't have the toxin glands found on other toads. The name "spadefoot" comes from the ..."

4. Spanish/English Read & Understand Nonfiction by Delana Heidrich, Kathleen Simpson, Ana Shirazi, Tekla White (2005)
"Her skin makes a pocket around each egg. The tadpoles swim away once they hatch from the eggs. spadefoot toad ..."

5. Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands: A edited by Deborah M. Finch (1998)
"... flagellum Inhabitants of bare ground and water Great Plains toad Bufo cognatus Green toad Bufo debilis Plains spadefoot toad Spea bombifrons Inhabitants ..."

6. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1903)
"spadefoot toad. Body toad-like, but a little less squat and clumsy; skin pustular but lacking the large warts of the preceding species; both pairs of legs ..."

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