| Couch's spadefoot toad | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Scaphiopodidae |
| Genus: | Scaphiopus |
| Species: | S. couchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854
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Couch's spadefoot toad or Couch's spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) is a species of North American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae).[2] The specific epithet couchii is in honor of American naturalist Darius Nash Couch, who collected the first specimen while on a personal expedition to northern Mexico to collect plant, mineral, and animal specimens for the Smithsonian Institution.[3]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Scaphiopus couchii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59041A53972475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T59041A53972475.en. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Scaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Beltz, Ellin (15 January 2007). "Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America – Explained".