A new species of African pygmy toad was discovered during an expedition in 2016 to Angola's second highest peak, the Serra da Neve Inselberg. This small toad is distinct among its close relatives in ...

The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival, even without the fangs. In a feat of ingenious ...

An African toad has found a nifty way to scare off predators: it looks and sounds like a venomous snake. This strategy of “Batesian mimicry” is common in some other animal groups, but is extremely ...

Researchers have found a new species of African pygmy toad in Serra da Neve Inselberg, an isolated mountain and Angola’s second-highest peak. The new species, formally named Poyntonophrynus pachnodes, ...

Due to many years of conflict, the biodiversity of Angola remains one of the least known in Africa. Recently, scientists from Angola, Portugal, and the United States conducted a series of field ...