Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide
Eastern Spadefoot, Scaphiopus holbrookii
Hurter's Spadefoot, Scaphiopus hurterii
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| The Eastern Spadefoot is the only spadefoot that is found east of the Mississippi River. This species lacks a boss between the eyes like the Plains Spadefoot and the Hurter's Spadefoot. The color is variable from shades of brown, gray, to almost black. They usually have a light yellow line that forms a crude hourglass shape on their back as seen here. |
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| The Hurter's Spadefoot (to the right) usually has the same stripes as those found on the Eastern Spadefoot. The ground coloration is usually a shade of green to black. The Hurter's Spadefoot displays a boss between the eyes, but is not always prominent.This species was earlier regarded as a subspecies of the Eastern Spadefoot, Scaphiopus holbrookii hurterii, but researchers have found enough differences between the two to warrant separate species status for the Hurter Spadefoot. |
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