Syrian spadefoot
Pelobates syriacus Boettger, 1889
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The syrian spadefoot (Pelobates syriacus) is a species in the family Pelobatidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the syrian spadefoot
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 9 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4,000 – 6,000src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the syrian spadefoot live?
Not recorded
What is the syrian spadefoot?
Pelobates syriacus, the eastern spadefoot or Syrian spadefoot, is a species of toad in the family Pelobatidae, native to an area extending from Eastern Europe to Western Asia.
From the Wikipedia article “Pelobates syriacus” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pelobates_syriacus&oldid=1360804827), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the syrian spadefoot endangered?
The syrian spadefoot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the syrian spadefoot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPelobatidae
- genusPelobates
- SpeciesPelobates syriacus Boettger, 1889
Synonyms Pelobates syriacus boettgeri, Pelobates syriacus syriacus, Pelobates syriacus syriacus, Pelobates transcaucasicus, Pseudopelobates transcaucasicus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Eastern spadefootEnglish
- Eastern spadefootEnglish
- Syrian spade-foot toadEnglish
- Syrian spadefoot toadEnglish
- Syrian spadefoot toadEnglish
- علجوم مجرفي القدم السوريArabic
- علجوم مجرفي القدم الشرقيArabic
- Сирийска чесновницаBulgarian
- blatnice syrskáCzech
- Syrisk LøgfrøDanish
- Syrische SchaufelkröteGerman
- Syrische KnoblauchkröteGerman
- ΠηλοβάτηςGreek
- Ανατολικός πηλοβάτηςGreek
- Sapo de espuelas sirioSpanish
- syyriankaivajasammakkoFinnish
- Pélobate syriaqueFrench
- חפרית מצויהHebrew
- חפרית עין החתולHebrew
- szíriai ásóbékaHungarian
- Սիրիական սխտորագորտArmenian
- Սխտորագորտ սիրիականArmenian
- シリアニンニクガエルJapanese
- Syrische KnoflookpadDutch
- grzebiuszka syryjskaPolish
- Broască de pământ verdeRomanian
- Сирийская чесночницаRussian
- sirijska česnovkaSlovenian
- Toprak KurbağasıTurkish
- Sarımsaklı KurbağaTurkish
- 敘利亞鋤足蟾Chinese
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Relatives of the syrian spadefoot
Other species in the same genus Pelobates.
Common spadefoot
Pelobates fuscus
Western spadefoot
Pelobates cultripes
Moroccan spadefoot toad
Pelobates varaldii
Balkan spadefoot
Pelobates balcanicus
Pallas' spadefoot
Pelobates vespertinus
CompareSyrian spadefoot vs Common spadefootSyrian spadefoot vs Western spadefootSyrian spadefoot vs Moroccan spadefoot toadSyrian spadefoot vs Balkan spadefoot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the syrian spadefoot endangered?
The syrian spadefoot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the syrian spadefoot eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the syrian spadefoot?
The syrian spadefoot (Pelobates syriacus) 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
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