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title: "Great Basin Spadefoot"
description: "Spea intermontana — Anfíbios. The Great Basin spadefoot (Spea intermontana) is an amphibian in the family Scaphiopodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/great-basin-spadefoot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Great Basin Spadefoot

> Spea intermontana — Anfíbios. The Great Basin spadefoot (Spea intermontana) is an amphibian in the family Scaphiopodidae.

- Scientific name: *Spea intermontana*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 2202
- Wikidata: [Q2709542](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2709542)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26704](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26704)

## Names

- en: Great Basin Spadefoot
- de: New-Mexico-Schaufelfuß
- es: Sapo excavador
- fr: Crapaud du Grand Bassin
- nl: Great Basin spadefoot

## Countries with the most observations

US (1624), CA (381)

## Summary

The Great Basin spadefoot (Spea intermontana) is an amphibian in the family Scaphiopodidae. It is 3.8 to 6.3 centimetres (1.5 to 2.5 in) long and is usually colored gray, olive or brown. Great Basin spadefoot toads have adapted to life in dry habitats. They use the hard, keratinized spade on each foot to dig a burrow, where they spend long periods during cold and dry weather. They are opportunistic hunters and will eat anything they can subdue. While their tadpoles have numerous predators, adults are able to produce skin secretions that deter enemies.

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

## Photo

![Great Basin Spadefoot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-basin-spadefoot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Niall Clancy · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102243646

## Machine access

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