At the end of its breeding cycle, the Great Basin Spadefoot toad digs itself down about a meter under the hard-panned desert soil of the American West, where it can stay for many seasons until conditions are just right for it to emerge again.
在美国西部，大盆地犁足蟾蜍 完成繁殖周期后， 会把自己埋在距地面约一米的 坚硬沙漠土壤下 待上几个季节 直到条件适合才会再出来。