In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference.

A creature once immortalized in fairy tales and garden ponds across Britain is quietly disappearing, according to the ...

According to researchers, the study looks at the impact of urbanisation on sensitive groups like frogs and toads. However, ...

Biologists, volunteers and others gather to install beaver dam analogues in hopes the real critters will eventually move in.

There are hundreds of animals in White Sands National Park, especially amongst the sand dunes. Take a look at some of them ...

The color change, driven by hormones, seems aimed at preventing males from accidentally mating with each other.

The decline of the reservoir threatens the water and electricity for 40 million people, but is resurfacing vast canyons and ...

Love — or at least sex — was in the air of the small, windowless, biosecure room at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. Sixteen ...

If you hear a steady, high-pitched trill on summer’s hot, muggy nights, you’ll know an American toad is nearby, hanging out in gardens and window wells or beneath plants. This time of year, you might ...

Leptobrachella are a group of leaf litter frogs that are “ forest dwellers,” and species in this group are spread out through ...

According to a local legend, the Texas horned toad can live a century without food or water. One local Texas man put that ...

There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.