一种在干燥环境中栖息的夜行性蟾蜍。它们大部分时间都在地下度过。正如其名，它们会挖掘洞穴并在其中生活，这得益于其形似铁锹且强劲有力的后腿，以及坚固结实的身躯。通常在雨后或夜间外出觅食或繁殖。
An amphibian that spends most of its time underground. True to its name, it digs burrows and lives within them, a feat made possible by its shovel-like, powerful hind legs and its solid, sturdy body. It emerges only to seek food or to breed at night or when it rains.