Couch's spadefoot toad: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Couch's spadefoot toad lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scaphiopus couchii
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Scaphiopodidae

Where does the Couch's spadefoot toad live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Couch's spadefoot toad in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Couch's spadefoot toad endangered?

The Couch's spadefoot toad’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Couch's spadefoot toad?

The Couch's spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus couchii) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Scaphiopodidae, genus Scaphiopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Couch's spadefoot toad

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Couch's spadefoot toad (revision 1380408236), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q504971 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).