It might seem obvious that licking a toad isn’t a great idea, but the allure has been just too great for some people recently ...

There’s a toad invasion underfoot. No, really.  According to  a new study  that analyzed the DNA of 124 species of toads, you ...

Last year, Cynthia Berger tried for an autumn spinach harvest in her Pennsville, Pennsylvania, garden. The pests got there first. “It was slug city,” says Berger. The slimy, shell-less mollusks turned ...

The common toad was once abundant across Europe. Today, the population has seen a massive decline and desperately needs conservation.

The National Park Service issued a similar warning in 2022 about the deadly risks of licking toxic Sonoran Desert toads ...

Modern toads (Bufonidae) are among the most successful amphibians on the planet, a diverse group of more than 600 species ...

Q. Last year, you provided facts about salamanders. What can you tell us about frogs and toads? How are they different from other animals? What makes them special? A. Salamanders, although abundant in ...

Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to these amazing amphibians. There are currently around 7,600 known species ...

This summer’s monsoon has been active across Arizona, bringing violent winds, torrential rain and flash floods. Also, rattlesnakes and toads. The Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary keeps records of ...

The Sonoran Desert toad excretes a neurotoxin that contains 5-MeO-DMT, a psychoactive compound also found in ayahuasca.