The world’s second-smallest vertebrate has been discovered—a tiny toad living in a Brazilian rainforest. Researchers measured the flea toad at just over a quarter-inch in length (6.95 ...

I’ve shared news of several species of extremely tiny frogs and toads, commonly known as flea-toads or toadlets (read more here and here). These tiny amphibians are remarkable because they are ...

The last time a Houston Toad was seen within the city limits, Richard Nixon was embroiled in the Watergate scandal and Beatles fans were still reeling from the band's breakup. Despite the toad’s ...

Scientists have recently described one of the world’s tiniest vertebrates: an adorable miniature toad species found in Brazil. They reported their findings in the journal PeerJ. Strangely ...

conundrums. Here’s what went wrong. Before 1935, no Australian had encountered a cane toad in their backyard. Today, Australians race to get the highest kills at the Great Cane Toad Bust—an ...

That was just a year after he first smoked TOAD VENOM in a bid to treat his substance addiction. The practise involves venom being extracted from the glands of the Sonoran Desert toad, dried into ...

This tiny creature, a flea toad, is so small it can fit on the tip of your finger. Interestingly, it looks smaller than some of the known ant species. A team of scientists from the State ...