Common toads, with their heavy-set bodies and short limbs, are regarded as typical terrestrial amphibians. “There is no shortage of papers on common toads; they are a very well-studied species,” says ...

The common toad is a rather rotund animal with short legs and an ungainly gait. It certainly doesn’t look like a good tree climber – yet citizen surveys suggest that common toads often climb trees to ...

Volunteers surveying dormice and bats in trees have made the unexpected discovery of over fifty common toads in nest boxes and tree cavities at least 1.5 meters high. Volunteers surveying dormice and ...

Managed by Environment Bank, it is part of a national scheme which allows developers to buy "biodiversity units" to meet a ...

Animal experts are attempting to identify the origin of a toad — found in a supermarket bag of salad. Graham Martin, from Berkshire Reptile Rescue, said he was asked to collect the animal on Monday by ...

CHIEVRES, Belgium – It is international amphibians’ week - a global celebration dedicated to the diverse and vital group of animals known as amphibians. To celebrate this week let’s review what ...

(WFRV) – It’s Amphibian Week, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is hopping into celebration by spotlighting one of the state’s most helping, and often misunderstood, residents: the ...