This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The spadefoot toad gets its name from the hard, keratinous projections on their hind feet, which aid in digging backwards into the soil. They can be found in or around irrigation waters, pothole ponds, wetlands, fields, farmland, dunes, woodlands, and roadside ditches. This species spends most of its life underground. […]

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