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Spea or SPEA may refer to: * Spea, a genus of amphibians * SpeA ''Spea'' is a genus of North American amphibian commonly referred to as the western spadefoot toads. They differ greatly from true toads (those of the family Bufonidae) by having eyes with vertical pupils, no parotoid gland The parotoid glan ..., an enzyme also known as arginine decarboxylase * SPEA (company), an Italian tech company * School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University {{disambig ...
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Spea
''Spea'' is a genus of North American amphibian commonly referred to as the western spadefoot toads. They differ greatly from true toads (those of the family Bufonidae) by having eyes with vertical pupils, no parotoid glands, and relatively smooth skin. Their most distinctive feature is a spade-like projection on their hind feet, from which their common name is derived. This projection enables spadefoot toads to dig in loose soils with ease. Its name is from the Ancient Greek ' (, ‘cave, cavern’) Species ''Spea'' species were once classified with their European cousins in the family Pelobatidae, but have since been reclassified to their own family, Scaphiopodidae with other North American species. There are four species in the genus ''Spea'': *Plains spadefoot toad, ''Spea bombifrons'' (Cope, 1863) *Western spadefoot toad, ''Spea hammondii'' ( Baird, 1859) * Great Basin spadefoot toad, ''Spea intermontana'' (Cope, 1863) *New Mexico spadefoot toad, ''Spea multiplicata'' ...
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