At the start of each farming season, Ademigokun Sunday grabs a sack of hoes and a cutlass and treks for 40 minutes to the wooded valleys of the Idanre hills, the massive 3,000-foot-high rocky outcrops ...

This article was originally featured on High Country News. The Wyoming toad, which evolved to live in a small slice of southeastern Wyoming, is one of the most endangered amphibians in North America.

Psychedelic toad secretions and celebrity reports of psychological recovery from use intrigued researchers, who developed a ...

The golden toad, native to Costa Rica, has not been officially seen in over 36 years. A 2022 IPCC report named climate change a key driver in the golden toad's extinction. Researchers debated whether ...

It began quietly, as many invasions do, unnoticed and underestimated. But the Asian black-spined toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, has since expanded across ecosystems far from its South Asian origins ...

Sonoran Desert toads use a fascinating defense mechanism against predators—hallucinogenic toxins. But nature has found a way around it. Amphibians are remarkably resilient creatures. In the 300 ...

All seven species of toads native to Arizona are toxic, but the Sonoran Desert Toad is the most concerning due to its large size. Toxic toads can be identified by the large poison glands located ...

Eating rabbit, camel, carp, feral cat, deer and cane toad might sound extreme to some, but it’s gaining attention as a solution to tackle the growing impact of invasive species. Now, Tony Armstrong ...

It is early evening in Australia’s top end, and a hunter stalks its prey. Keenly alert, the northern quoll follows the sound of rustling in the leaf litter. It must be some kind of frog, the small ...