SUMMIT COUNTY – Although federal biologists decided for now to keep boreal toads off the endangered species list, a recent amphibian conservation summit in Washington, D.C. ended with a slate of ...

At some point eight to 10 years ago, some toads stowed away on a ship in Asia, possibly Ho Chi Minh City, and hitched a ride to Madagascar. Those invaders, Asian common toads, have been slowly ...

Common toads (Bufo bufo) can detect impending seismic activity and alter their behavior from breeding to evacuation mode, suggests a new study. Common toads (Bufo bufo) can detect impending seismic ...

The islands of Wallacea, which include parts of Indonesia, are home to many species that exist nowhere else in the world. The Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) has spread across the ...

Toxic Asian common toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) have spread rapidly around the port city of Toamasina on Madagascar’s east coast, raising concerns that the invasive amphibians could take a ...

A research project has tested the hypothesis that Asian common toad populations across Southeast Asia are genetically similar owing to their commensal nature and high dispersive ability. To the ...

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 ...

Bombardier beetles are known for their feisty response to predators. When confronted, the insects blast their adversary with a boiling-hot secretion of noxious chemicals. If they get swallowed anyway, ...

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 ...

It can be observed throughout Texas in all but the eastern one-fourth of the state. It also occurs in most of the southwestern states, and as far south as the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. The habitats ...