Melvin Grey / Eastern spadefoot toad (Pelobates syriacus) adult digging itself underground in sandy soil, backwards. Kresna Area, Bulgaria

Melvin Grey / Eastern spadefoot toad (Pelobates syriacus) adult digging itself underground in sandy soil, backwards. Kresna Area, Bulgaria

David Pattyn / Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus), Krena gorge area, South West Bulgaria , April

David Pattyn / Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus), Krena gorge area, South West Bulgaria , April

Barry Mansell / Eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii) Florida, USA, August. Controlled conditions.

MYN / JP Lawrence / Eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii) Oxford, Mississippi, USA, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii) Oxford, Mississippi, USA, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Barry Mansell / Eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii). West Florida, USA, March.

MYN / JP Lawrence / Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii) Oxford, Mississippi, USA, March. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Doug Wechsler / Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus holbrooki) burrowing into soil, Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey, USA

Georgi Tzonev / Syrian spadefoot toad {Pelobates syriacus balcanicus} in mud hole, Rupite, Bulgaria

Georgi Tzonev / Syrian spadefoot toad {Pelobates syriacus balcanicus} Rupite, Bulgaria

Georgi Tzonev / Syrian spadefoot toads {Pelobates syriacus balcanicus} Rupite, Bulgaria

Barry Mansell / Eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrooki) USA

Barry Mansell / Eastern spadefoot toad {Scaphiophus holbrooki} Florida, USA.

Barry Mansell / Eastern spadefoot toad {Scaphiopus holbroooki holbrooki} captive

Chris Mattison / Kinabalu large-eyed litter frog (Leptobrachium gunungense) close up, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chris Mattison / Kinabalu large-eyed litter frog (Leptobrachium gunungense), Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia