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I brought this tadpole from the mountain regions of northern California. It was in a temporary water puddle. It grew legs and lIost it's tail in a matter of 2 days. I thought it was a spadefoot because it fit the description but now I'm not sure.

Rudy

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0.1 Rubber Boa
1.1 Eastern Hognose Snakes
1.1 Western Hognose Snakes
1.0 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.0 California Kingsnake
1.1 Woma's (new!)
Spadefoot
Black Knobbed Sawback
Northern Diamondback
Florida Redbellied Slider
Australian Redbellied Side Neck
Western Painted
Southern Painted
1.0 African Hedgehog
1.0 Sulcata
2.1 Leopard (Babcocki) 1.0 borrowed (thanks Bobby)
2 Plecos
2 Silver Dollars
3 Bosemian Rainbows
2 Clown Loaches
1 African Dwarf Frog
1 Khuli Loach
1 Cory Cat
1 Upside Down Catfish
2.0 Fire Guramis

uhh... I think that is it.

Most likely (I'm about 90% sure) it's a Great Basin Spadefoot (Scaphiopus intermontanus).
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looks like a red spotted toad to me. bufo punctatus.
check out the pics on this site.

http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fieldguide/bupu.htm

they look almost the same. good luck.

what did you feed your hognoses when they were babies and where did you get the food for them