Unlike many other species of amphibians, the cane toad is thriving. It was introduced to Australia (and other places, such as Hawaii) to get rid of pest insects in sugar cane plantations. It had no ...
A viral National Park Service warning about licking toads highlighted the potent psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT found in Colorado ...
Cane toads, an invasive species in Florida, pose a threat to pets and native wildlife due to the toxins they secrete. These toads were introduced to control pests but have become a problem, competing ...
The animal in question is the Surinam toad, scientifically known as Pipa pipa. Though it might sound unbelievable, this ...
His skin had adopted the color and texture of the dark earth so completely that the toad was indistinguishable from the clods about him. As the afternoon sun warmed the earth, and his own cold blood, ...
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As part of the writing test that California administered last spring, 4th graders were asked to read a brief passage about frogs and toads and were then given 30 minutes to write about the differences ...
The cane toad, a South American amphibian, has become a devastating invasive species globally. Introduced for pest control, ...
Scientists found a pregnant animal with “rough” skin near large boulders and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Baptista, Pinto, Keates, Lobón-Rovira, Edwards and Rödel (2023) In a ...