Spadefoot. Holbrook's 



ie * 



Spadefoot. Hermit 



Spadefoot Toad. Spade- 

 foot Toad. HermitToad. 

 Solitary Toad. Hermit 

 Spadefoot. Storm Toads. 

 Storm Frogs. 



Plate VIII. i, 4. Males 

 (Xf). 2, 3. Females (xf). 5. 

 Egg mass (x|). 6. Forearm of 

 male (xf). 



Scaphiopus holbrookii 

 holbrookii (Harlan). 



Range: Massachusetts to 

 Florida, west to Texas and 

 Arkansas. 



Habitat: Shallow burrows 

 in the ground. Nocturnal in 

 habit. 



Size: Adults, 2-2 7/8 

 inches. (Males, 54-72 mm. 

 Females, 50-71 mm.). 



General appearance: Like 

 the common toad, it is short 

 and broad in body, and with 

 small round post-tympanal 

 glands (parotoids). The skin 

 is relatively smooth but bears 

 scattered warts; is usually 

 brown in color frequently 

 with two more or less evident 

 light dorsal stripes. The arms 

 and legs are short and thick; 

 the feet, broad. The inner 

 tubercle of the sole is a large 

 dark horny process with 

 which it digs its burrows. The 

 eyes are large and protuber- 

 ant with vertical pupils in- 

 dicating nocturnal habits. 

 The throat and breast are 

 white; the lower belly is 

 grayish. 



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