A male Couch's Spadefoot, (Scaphiopus couchii), calls from a temporary pool during the summer monsoon season in New Mexico.

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A male Couch's spadefoot, (Scaphiopus couchii), toad calling from a tempory pond formed by a summer monsoon rain shower in New Mexico.

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

Keywords: amphibian, anura, behavior, breeder, breeding, calling, couch, couchii, explosive, frog, male, mexico, monsoon, nature, pond, scaphiopus, spadefoot, temporary, toad