Maps
Locality Map
Locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
County Map
County map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Historical Locality Map
Historical locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot). Black circles ( 
) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( 
) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( 
) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 3 August 2022.
Historical County Map
Historical county map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 3 August 2022.
Ecological Drainage Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Native Status
Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot) is native to Missouri.
Collection Summary
Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot) has a total of 381 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 23 counties and 74 localities. There are a total of 13 collectors and 55 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 60 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1942 and its most recent collection year is 2014. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 26 and October 4, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.
Collection Summary by County
| County | Localities | Collections | Collectors | Dates | Expeditions | Earliest Year | Latest Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andrew | 10 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1966 | 1978 |
| Atchison | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1942 | 1986 |
| Boone | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1969 | 1970 |
| Buchanan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1978 | 1986 |
| Callaway | 8 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1969 | 2013 |
| Chariton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Clay | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1942 | 1980 |
| Cole | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1981 | 1981 |
| Cooper | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1975 | 1975 |
| Franklin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Holt | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1969 | 1980 |
| Howard | 7 | 86 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1969 | 2001 |
| Jackson | 6 | 126 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1942 | 1981 |
| Lafayette | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1942 | 1942 |
| Moniteau | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1981 | 1998 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1969 | 1969 |
| Osage | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Platte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1942 | 1942 |
| Ray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| Saint Charles | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1975 | 2010 |
| Saint Louis | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1975 | 2014 |
| Saline | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1977 | 1977 |
| Warren | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1969 | 1975 |
Potential County Records
| Likelihood | County | Rationale | Ecoregion / Watershed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Gasconade | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
| 4 | Carroll | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
 | 6 | Clinton | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 6 | De Kalb | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 6 | Johnson | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 6 | Lincoln | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
| 6 | Lincoln | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
| 6 | Miller | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
| 6 | Nodaway | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 6 | Nodaway | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 6 | Randolph | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
| 7 | Jefferson | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Interior River Valleys and Hills |
 | 8 | Audrain | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
| 8 | Monroe | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
| 8 | Pettis | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
| 8 | Pike | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
| 8 | Pike | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
- Order:
- Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 - Frogs
- Family:
- Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 - North American Spadefoots
- Genus:
- Spea Cope, 1866 - Western Spadefoots
- Species:
- Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) - Plains Spadefoot
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)