Spea bombifrons Cope 1863 (Plains spadefoot)
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Amphibia - Salientia - Pelobatidae
Alternative combinations: Scaphiopus (Spea) bombifrons, Scaphiopus bombifrons
Belongs to Spea according to A. C. Henrici 2009
See also Cope 1875, Tihen 1960 and Zweifel 1956
Sister taxa: Scaphiopus (Spea) alexanderi, Spea diversus, Spea hammondii, Spea intermontana, Spea multiplicata, Spea neuter, Spea pliobatrachus, Spea studeri
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (19: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico collections)
• Miocene of United States (3: Nebraska)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
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