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title: "Pallas' Spadefoot"
description: "Pelobates vespertinus — Amphibians. Pelobates vespertinus, commonly known as Pallas’ spadefoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Pelobatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/pallas-spadefoot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pallas' Spadefoot

> Pelobates vespertinus — Amphibians. Pelobates vespertinus, commonly known as Pallas’ spadefoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Pelobatidae.

- Scientific name: *Pelobates vespertinus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 691
- Wikidata: [Q99801440](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99801440)
- iNaturalist taxon: [733747](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/733747)

## Names

- en: Pallas' Spadefoot
- de: Russische Knoblauchkröte
- es: Sapo de espuelas ruso
- fr: Pélobate de Pallas
- nl: Östliche Knoblauchkröte

## Countries with the most observations

RU (590), UA (63), KZ (8)

## Summary

Pelobates vespertinus, commonly known as Pallas’ spadefoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Pelobatidae. It is native to Eastern Europe and parts of Central Asia, with a broad range extending from eastern Ukraine and southern Russia to western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan. Previously considered a subspecies of Pelobates fuscus, it is now recognized as a distinct species based on morphological, cytogenetic, and genomic evidence.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelobates_vespertinus

## Photo

![Pallas' Spadefoot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pallas-spadefoot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Мария Пивоварова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221286706

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pallas-spadefoot?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).