Calling male Chihuahuan Desert Spadefoots, (Spea multiplicata stagnalis), Socorro county, New Mexico, USA.

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Two male Chihuahuan Desert Spadefoots, (Spea multiplicata stagnalis), calling from a temporary pond formed by a summer monsoon rainstorm in Socorro county, New Mexico, USA. Males in this chorus were observed to approach one another as they were calling and scuffles between males occured.

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Socorro county, New Mexico, USA.
Photo credit: © Bill Gorum / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: amphibian, anura, behavior, breeder, breeding, calling, chihuahuan, competition, county, desert, duet, explosive, male, mexican, mexico, monsoon, multiplicata, nature, pond, rain, scaphiopodidae, scaphiopus, socorro, spadefoot, spea, stagnalis, temporary, toad