Toads
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![Female Rhinella Yunga](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NrBvZmy2XAKT9s7DAdNcWo-320-80.jpg)
Elusive ‘Warm Valley’ Toad Discovered in Peruvian Andes
By Nina Sen published
A new type of toad species was discovered hiding in the Peruvian Andes. See its unique “dead-leaf pattern.”
![Cane toad, invasive species](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AwtvCVvgWv9LCDi6okqwtn-320-80.jpg)
Everyone Agreed: Cane Toads Would Be a Winner for Australia (Op-Ed)
By Nigel Turvey published
When cane toads were released in Australia in 1935, they were the latest innovation in pest control, backed by a level of consensus support that a scientist could only dream of. So what went wrong?
![A cane toad with a bat in its mouth in Peru's Cerros de Amotape National Park.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L2LKuJfXHfCqaFgktyT27S-320-80.jpg)
Bizarre Sighting: Cane Toad Eating a Bat?
By Douglas Main published
A cane toad has been photographed with a bat in its mouth in the coastal forests of Peru, perhaps the first time that this has been photographically documented.
![Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FSTSZUiBTKYThTfxeywCpZ-320-80.jpg)
Endangered Tadpoles' Mission: Help Restore Toad Species
By Live Science Staff published
Tadpoles are bred to save the Puerto Rican crested toad.
![A diminutive Kihansi spray toad newborn rests on the back of an adult female.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sqyzpUXGCmq3PVya8iwgBD-320-80.jpg)
Once-Extinct Toads Reintroduced to Wild
By Douglas Main published
The animals will hopefully thrive under artificial sprinkler mist.
![The Kihansi spray toad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CPAZcLEWzE5uNYiYFhxXP3-320-80.jpg)
It's Alive! Extinct Toad Lives on in Lab
By Remy Melina published
Researchers are trying to determine whether it's safe to return an extremely rare, extinct toad to the wild.
![rainbow toad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EcY7S9x8K2UyZik6JAzEnK-320-80.jpg)
'Lost' Rainbow Toad Rediscovered After 87 Years
By Jeanna Bryner published
The flashy amphibian was spotted up a tree on the island of Borneo.
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