Southern Spadefoot (Noun)
Meaning
This spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The southern spadefoot is a species of toad that is only active above ground during periods of heavy rainfall in the southwestern United States.
- The southern spadefoot has evolved to thrive in an arid environment where water is scarce and when it does appear in puddles, small ponds, or playas, it devotes its time to breeding.
- Found in the southwestern United States, the southern spadefoot breeds in temporary ponds and lakes during the summer when there are prolonged periods of heavy rain.
- Southern spadefoot metamorphose when they lose their tails and become miniatures of the adult frogs during September after just a month or so.
- In contrast to the Spadefoot toad that lives mainly on semi permanent rivers and streams, the southern spadefoot lives mainly on temporary waters such as puddles, ephemeral ponds and depressions of many kinds.