Toads have dry, bumpy skin, while frogs have smooth, moist skin that helps them thrive in water. Frogs have long hind legs for leaping and swimming, whereas toads have shorter legs suited for ...

Urban sprawl, dams, grazing, mining and off-road vehicles are devouring what little remains of arroyo toad habitat, while nonnative species devour the toads themselves. In 2000, the Center settled a ...

A female crested toad can lay up to 15,000 eggs, which hatch into tadpoles within a day. Those that don’t succumb to predation or habitat destruction reach the metamorphosis stage within 18 to ...

During February and March, volunteers head out after dark with buckets and florescent jackets to stand on roads across the UK ...

Discover Nature this week with Missouri's Toads and frogs. You see and hear them near water and wooded areas, but how can you ...

Two of the UK's four native frog and toad species are already very rare due to habitat loss. Natterjack toads (Epidalea calamita) are now only present at about 60 sites in Britain, mainly in coastal ...

Frogs and toads are highly sensitive to pollution and habitat destruction, meaning their presence or absence offers critical insight into ecosystem health, the organization said in a press release.

The research demonstrated that the common toad population had declined by 68% in just 30 years. The biggest challenges facing amphibians include road traffic, loss of habitat, such as the ...