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Couch's Spadefoot
Amphibians

Couch’s Spadefoot

Scaphiopus couchii

Authorship: Baird

Records

It was observed at IMRS HQ, Road Tank, PirtleTank, Red Tank, and Peccary Tank.

Sources

[Couvillon, 2011a, b, J.D. Johnson (UTEP)]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilySCAPHIOPODIDAE (North American Spadefoot Family)
GenusScaphiopus
Speciescouchii

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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Couch's SpadefootIMRS
johndeitschJun 3, 2025Hudspeth County, TX, USA
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Couch's SpadefootIMRS
michaelmatthews98Oct 8, 2022South Guest Ranch Road, Fort Hancock, TX, US
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Couch's SpadefootIMRS
highsingerAug 27, 2022Hudspeth County, TX, USA
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Couch's SpadefootIMRS
wanderingnaturalistJul 27, 201230.778, -105.014
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Couch's Spadefoot
ignatcatcher_10Oct 25, 2026La Paz, B.C.S., MX
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Couch's Spadefoot
ignatcatcher_10Oct 25, 2026La Paz, MX-BS, MX
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Couch's Spadefoot
alexandraahmadOct 10, 2025N John Wayne Pkwy, Maricopa, AZ, US
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Couch's Spadefoot
alexandraahmadOct 12, 2025Maricopa, AZ, US
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Couch's Spadefoot
gottschoAug 14, 2026Pima County, US-AZ, US
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Couch's Spadefoot
glerbsterOct 24, 2026Brewster County, US-TX, US

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List
LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
S5Secure
Texas SGCNNot assessed