Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Amphibians

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Common Names

English common name:

Plains Spadefoot

Source: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

French common name:

Pied-bêche des plaines

In French, species in the family Pelobatidae are named "Pied-bêche" (masculine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Plains Spadefoot Toad	Crapaud des plaines
2005	Plains Spadefoot	Crapaud des plaines
2010	Plains Spadefoot	Crapaud des plaines
2015	Plains Spadefoot
2020	Plains Spadefoot

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Amphibia

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Spea bombifrons	Pelobatidae	Anura
2005	Spea bombifrons	Pelobatidae	Anura
2010	Spea bombifrons	Pelobatidae	Anura
2015	Spea bombifrons	Pelobatidae	Anura
2020	Spea bombifrons	Pelobatidae	Anura

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - N3N4
2020	Vulnerable - N3N4

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Saskatchewan
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Manitoba
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present