On two islands in the Indian Ocean, the toads just aren’t what they used to be. Less than a century after their introduction by humans, the islands’ toads have shrunk in size by about a third. The ...

Sonoran Desert toads use a fascinating defense mechanism against predators—hallucinogenic toxins. But nature has found a way around it. Amphibians are remarkably resilient creatures. In the 300 ...

Researchers found unusual size reduction, or dwarfism, in lizards & toads in North America’s San Luis Valley. Valley populations were ~33% smaller, with disrupted typical size differences between ...

I’ve shared news of several species of extremely tiny frogs and toads, commonly known as flea-toads or toadlets (read more here and here). These tiny amphibians are remarkable because they are much ...

Toads that invaded two tropical islands have shrunk in size by a third in less than a century, a remarkably short time on evolutionary timescales. The guttural toad (Sclerophrys gutturalis) is native ...

An international team of researchers have identified three new species of enchanting, pustular, tree-dwelling toads from Africa. Their solution for having offspring away from water? Skipping the ...