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title: "Eastern Spadefoot"
description: "Scaphiopus holbrookii — Anfibi. Scaphiopus holbrookii, commonly known as the eastern spadefoot, is a species of American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae) endemic to the eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-spadefoot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Spadefoot

> Scaphiopus holbrookii — Anfibi. Scaphiopus holbrookii, commonly known as the eastern spadefoot, is a species of American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae) endemic to the eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Scaphiopus holbrookii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7012
- Wikidata: [Q932943](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932943)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26695](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26695)

## Names

- en: Eastern Spadefoot
- de: Östlicher Schaufelfuß
- es: Sapo de Espuelas Oriental

## Countries with the most observations

US (6623)

## Summary

Scaphiopus holbrookii, commonly known as the eastern spadefoot, is a species of American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae) endemic to the eastern United States. It is not considered a true toad, with Bufonidae being the family of "true toads".

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

## Photo

![Eastern Spadefoot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-spadefoot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Samuel Paul Galick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245172598

## Machine access

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