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 ...

A creature once immortalized in fairy tales and garden ponds across Britain is quietly disappearing, according to the Guardian. The common toad — a squat, warty amphibian — is now becoming alarmingly ...

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 ...

An outdoor exhibition, titled 'Amphibians are friends - a tale of toad patrol' is shining a light on the beauty of toads.

An Ocellated Kukri Snake (Vietnam) first pierced this poisonous Asian common toad and buried its head deeply into the abdomen of the amphibian, as it was probably eating the organs. However, as seen ...

Fears about the impact of invasive, poisonous toads in Madagascar appear to be justified, suggests new research. The amphibians are driving a spike in deaths of a native snake species. Asian common ...