Scientists have newly described three extraordinary species of tree toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage. The ...

A tiny Brazilian frog about the size of a pea may threaten the current record-holder for the world’s smallest vertebrate. The flea toad Brachycephalus pulex, which is actually a frog species, was ...

The Toad at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Hollywood seems like he’s done putting up with people’s bullshit. Since his mascot meet-and-greet debut at the theme park in the summer of 2023, ...

As people turn to psychedelic drugs to treat depression and anxiety, the Sonoran Desert toad has become a target of poachers who milk them for DMT. A pair of Sonoran Desert toads, Incilius alvarius, ...

What makes a great love story? Maybe it’s chemistry, or devotion, or music swelling at the right moment. Or maybe it’s writing a letter just so the other person has a reason to check the mail. At ...

EXCLUSIVE: The UK’s Bankside Films has boarded the Van Vuuren Bros’ Australian mutant toad sci-fi Croak for world sales ahead ...

The harlequin toad largely vanished from a deadly fungal pathogen. Biologists have rediscovered the "starry night" harlequin toad in Colombia for the first time in nearly three decades after the ...

A psychedelic compound secreted by a poisonous toad could help treat depression and anxiety, according to a study in mice. When frightened, Colorado river toads (Incilius alvarius) release a ...