Apr 21
Iberian Spadefoot (Pelobates cultripes), family Pelobatidae, northern Portugal
photograph by Bob Ferguson
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Iberian Spadefoot (Pelobates cultripes), family Pelobatidae, northern Portugal
photograph by Bob Ferguson
Hoppy New Year: Unlike true toads, European spadefoot toads have smooth skin and no parotid glands. Because they breed in ephemeral pools of water, their development from egg to adult is unusually fast.
Pelobates syriacus by Lennart Schmid
Pallas's Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates vespertinus), family Pelobatidae, found in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
photograph by Konrad Mebert
Balkan Spadefoot (Pelobates balcanicus), family Pelobatidae, Romania
photograph by Cristian Torica
Syrian Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus), juvenile, family Pelobatidae, Lebanon
photograph by Rami Khashab
Syrian Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus), family Pelobatidae, Lebanon
photograph by Rami Khashab
Syrian Spadefoot (Pelobates syriacus), family Pelobatidae, Lebanon
photograph by Rami Khashab