During Rip’s long hibernation, his mouth had “grown together,” and that “if necessary, the mouth will be opened by an ...

The short-horned lizard is often referred to as a “horned toad” or “horny toad” because its squat, flattened shape and short, blunt snout give it a toad-ish look. There are over a dozen ...

At such a legend scientists scoff. A horned toad is not a toad, nor a frog. It is a lizard, a reptile, which through the ages has developed a broad, squat, warty body. It looks like a batrachian ...

What is the Puerto Rican crested toad? The Puerto Rican crested toad is the only toad species native to Puerto Rico. Named for the bony crests above its large, golden eyes, this toad is also ...

Urban sprawl, dams, grazing, mining and off-road vehicles are devouring what little remains of arroyo toad habitat, while nonnative species devour the toads themselves. In 2000, the Center settled a ...

For six weeks in February and March, members of the Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group are out on manoeuvres, armed with torches and buckets to escort their charges across a country lane in this ...

The rangers say toad numbers have gone down locally and ... He said the impact would be felt by the local lizard and goanna species. "It's a huge risk for some of those species, it can affect ...