Western spadefoot
Pelobates cultripes (Cuvier, 1829)
The western spadefoot (Pelobates cultripes) is a species in the family Pelobatidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 40 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the western spadefoot
- Weight
- 40 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 11 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 15 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2,500src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the western spadefoot live?
Not recorded
What is the western spadefoot?
Pelobates cultripes is a toad species in the family Pelobatidae. It is known under many different common names, including the western spadefoot, Iberian spadefoot toad, Spanish spadefoot toad, and Wagler's spadefoot toad. It is found in most of the Iberian Peninsula with isolated populations southern and western France.
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Is the western spadefoot endangered?
The western spadefoot is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the western spadefoot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPelobatidae
- genusPelobates
- SpeciesPelobates cultripes (Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms Bufo calcaratus, Cultripes cultripes, Cultripes provincialis, Didocus calcaratus, Pelabates calcaratus, Rana calcarata, Rana cultripes, Rana cultripes cultripes
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- Iberian spadefootEnglish
- Iberian spadefoot toadEnglish
- Iberian spadefoot toadEnglish
- Western spadefoot toadEnglish
- Western spadefoot toadEnglish
- sapu d'espolonesAsturian
- Gripau d'esperonsCatalan
- blatnice západníCzech
- Spansk LøgfrøDanish
- MesserfußGerman
- Sapo de EspuelasSpanish
- Sapo de espuelas occidentalSpanish
- iberiankaivajasammakkoFinnish
- Pélobate à couteauxFrench
- Pélobate cultripèdeFrench
- Pélobate cultripède (Le)French
- Sapo de esporónsGalician
- zöld ásóbékaHungarian
- Pelobate occidentaleItalian
- イベリアニンニクガエルJapanese
- Iberische KnoflookpadDutch
- Spaanse KnoflookpadDutch
- Grzebiuszka gibraltarskaPolish
- Sapo-de-unha-negraPortuguese
- Западная чесночницаRussian
- 強刃鋤足蟾Chinese
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Relatives of the western spadefoot
Other species in the same genus Pelobates.
Common spadefoot
Pelobates fuscus
Syrian spadefoot
Pelobates syriacus
Moroccan spadefoot toad
Pelobates varaldii
Balkan spadefoot
Pelobates balcanicus
Pallas' spadefoot
Pelobates vespertinus
CompareWestern spadefoot vs Common spadefootWestern spadefoot vs Syrian spadefootWestern spadefoot vs Moroccan spadefoot toadWestern spadefoot vs Balkan spadefoot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the western spadefoot?
An adult western spadefoot weighs 40 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the western spadefoot endangered?
The western spadefoot is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What does the western spadefoot eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the western spadefoot?
The western spadefoot (Pelobates cultripes) belongs to the family Pelobatidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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