A creature once immortalized in fairy tales and garden ponds across Britain is quietly disappearing, according to the Guardian. The common toad — a squat, warty amphibian — is now becoming alarmingly ...

Two Asian common toad couples mating in Karnataka, India. The yellow toads pictured are male and the brown toads are female. Susanne Stückler As the first monsoon rains in India and southeast Asia ...

Andy Smart from Froglife said more volunteers were needed to protect the animals Hundreds of migrating toads who were at risk of being killed by traffic have been safely relocated to breeding ponds by ...

If you are ever confronted by a toad, you soon see why there is little chance of confusing it with its froggy cousin. I realised this after discovering a glorious, warty specimen settled on damp ...

Fears about the impact of invasive, poisonous toads in Madagascar appear to be justified, suggests new research. The amphibians are driving a spike in deaths of a native snake species. Asian common ...