southern spadefoot

Definitions of southern spadefoot
  1. noun
    this spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States
    synonyms: Scaphiopus multiplicatus
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    type of:
    spadefoot, spadefoot toad
    a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
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