a property they planned to subdivide and break ground on could potentially be spadefoot habitat. So as per a species action plan put forth by Berks County conservancy and its partners, the couple would now need to seek state approval, and “hire someone familiar with the eastern spadefoot toad to survey the tract for signs of its habitat”. The Natural Diversity Section of the State of Pennsylvania published a 2011 species action plan for the Eastern Spadefoot toad. This plan identifies the following counties for populations: Adams, Berks, Bucks, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lehigh, Northampton, Northumberland, Union, and York. As per conservation efforts, the awareness of citizens to the endangerment of spadefoot toads in their regions has been a success. In 2004, the western spadefoot toad was the only member of the family Scaphiopodidae to be classified as near threatened by the ICUN Red List. All other species, including the eastern spadefoot, were listed as least concern. Presently, all species' conservation status require reviewing. Species References External links Scaphiopodidae at Tree of Life Mesobatrachia Amphibians of North America Amphibians of the United States Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Nearctic realm fauna