The SoCal downpour was good for somethings

[Fieldnotes]

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After searching many areas and finding nothing but homes and traffic, it was a releaf to come across this tubby Spea hammondii.

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Five were spotted, and breeding choruses could be heard about the entire wash..

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Usually I come across hundreds of these guys, but oddly, this was the only one spotted, it was calling from a roadside, tire rut that filled with water.

Others animals seen:
Western Toads
Jerusalem Cricket
Shrews
Bobcat

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[Oliverian]

Awesome finds! What type are the first two guys? Look almost like great basin spades?

-TammyR

[Fieldnotes]

The species photographed is the Western Spadefoot. This species and the Great Basin are similiar in appearance except, Great Basin's possess a boss between eyes.