Plains Spadefoot
Status
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In both the 1991 and 1996 Status of Alberta Wildlife assessments, the Plains Spadefoot was included on the
Blue List of species that may be at risk of declining to nonviable population levels in the province. This status was assigned based on the species' highly variable population status, which is related to the annual availability of breeding
wetlands. The Plains Spadefoot is included on the
Alberta Natural Heritage Information
Centre's (ANHIC 1999) watch list and is ranked as S3.
The Prairie Conservation Action Plan (World Wildlife Fund 1988) recognized 10 species of reptiles and amphibians, including the Plains Spadefoot, as species of concern. In Alberta, the Plains Spadefoot is protected as a non-game species under the Alberta Wildlife Act.