A rare toad changed the fate of a river by becoming the first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam. It's now in trouble.

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 ...

I stopped in a slot canyon in Capitol Reef National Park to let the scenery and experience sink in. At this point, the floor of the canyon was about 20 feet wide, and the walls soared several hundred ...

Scientists have described a previously unknown species of dead-leaf toad in the Peruvian Andes. The species, which is a master of camouflage, is named Rhinella yunga after the Yungas, the montane ...

After hibernating for seven to 10 months and living off water stored in an overly large bladder, red-spotted toads must feel indescribably good when at last drinking through a delicate patch of skin ...

TOADS are associated with some wonderful myths, and my scepticism was naturally great when my friend Mr. H. Martin Leake assured me, while on a visit to Cawnpore in October of 1915, that toads would ...