#1887 · 🐸 amphibians
Pallas' Spadefoot
🇳🇱 Russische Knoflookpad ·Pelobates vespertinus
📍 Нагаево, Уфа, Респ. Башкортостан, Россия, 450900
📍 Старый Сундырь, Чувашская Респ., Россия
📍 Костенево, Нижегородская обл., Россия, 606422
📍 Варгаши, Курганская обл., Россия
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Dmitry Zhukov · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Alexander Yakovlev · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Kristof Zyskowski · CC BY 4.0
- 4. © Вячеслав Юсупов · CC BY 4.0
- 5. © Alexander Yakovlev · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. Нагаево, Уфа, Респ. Башкортостан, Россия, 450900:© опарыш · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Старый Сундырь, Чувашская Респ., Россия:© Natalya V. Borisova · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Костенево, Нижегородская обл., Россия, 606422:© Светлана Ларина · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Варгаши, Курганская обл., Россия:© Сергей Морозов · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. © Nike · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Pelobates vespertinus , commonly known as Pallas’ spadefoot toad , is a species of toad in the family Pelobatidae. It is native to Eastern Europe and parts of Central Asia, with a broad range extending from eastern Ukraine and southern Russia to western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan. Previously considered a subspecies of Pelobates fuscus , it is now recognized as a distinct species based on morphological, cytogenetic, and genomic evidence.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 696 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
fact sheet
- English
- Pallas' Spadefoot
- Nederlands
- Russische Knoflookpad
- scientific name
- Pelobates vespertinus
- class
- Amphibia
- order
- Anura
- family
- Pelobatidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 641
- sightings worldwide
- 696
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
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IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Pelobatidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 733747, Wikidata Q99801440, GBIF 10635361, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.