Scientists have now identified it as a new species of leaf litter toad, according to a study published Jan. 16 in the peer-reviewed journal Zoosystematics and Evolution. Researchers described ...

In the mountains of southern China, a pregnant creature with a “triangular” head perched in a shrub near a stream. Its “large ...

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They hibernate from late September to May, sheltering in rotting logs, leaf piles, and occasionally at the bottom of streams. Oriental fire-bellied toads are medium-sized, growing to a length of ...

Fringed Leaf Frogs, Suriname Giant Marine Toad, also known as Cane Toad, Colorado River Toads, Bornean Eared Frogs, Vietnamese Mossy Frogs, Flying Frogs, and the Tentacled Snake. “Last year was ...

Common toads hibernate in October, typically under deep leaf litter, logs, timber piles, or in burrows and drainpipes and tend to live away from water except during the breeding season.

They took a closer look at the animals and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Leptobrachella albomarginata, or the white-lined leaf litter toad. Several views of a Leptobrachella ...