Toads

Unusual toads reared in U.S. zoos returned to homeland.

Female cane toads inflate their bodies to thwart sex. These inflatable toads can decide the father in this strange animal sex act.

Toads breathe easier at higher temperatures.

Invasive species still on the loose Down Under

Scientists teach a cat-sized marsupial to associate toxic cane toads with feeling sick.

Toads might sense earthquakes before they happen and then hop to safety.

Some ingenious survival tactics have enabled toads to populate most of the world's continents in the relative blink of an eye

Scientists find that there are more species of horned lizards than previously thought.

The Asian snake Rhabdophis tigrinus is one tough customer. Not only can it swallow toxic toads and live to tell. It also uses the toadís poison for its own defense.

A new study finds that the invasive creatures are using roads to hasten their spread across the continent.