Recent rains have brought out the Sonoran Desert toad. This amphibian has a special defensive ability. Their skin contains a ...

There’s a toad invasion underfoot. No, really.  According to  a new study  that analyzed the DNA of 124 species of toads, you ...

It might seem obvious that licking a toad isn’t a great idea, but the allure has been just too great for some people recently ...

There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.

Modern toads (Bufonidae) are among the most successful amphibians on the planet, a diverse group of more than 600 species ...

The National Park Service issued a similar warning in 2022 about the deadly risks of licking toxic Sonoran Desert toads ...

According to a local legend, the Texas horned toad can live a century without food or water. One local Texas man put that ...

Love — or at least sex — was in the air of the small, windowless, biosecure room at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. Sixteen ...

Three years after the federal government listed a tiny Nevada toad on the endangered species list, a geothermal company ...