As the sun descends behind sand dunes and wind-carved escarpments, central Qatar’s Al Rayyan region gets a reprieve from the intense heat of day. In the calm of twilight, a once-foreign sound emerges: ...

Ancient climate changes during the Ice Age still shape frog diversity across African rainforests, revealing hidden biodiversity hotspots.

Common toads, with their heavy-set bodies and short limbs, are regarded as typical terrestrial amphibians. “There is no shortage of papers on common toads; they are a very well-studied species,” says ...

Britain’s toads have begun their spring migration, putting them at even greater risk than usual. Here’s how – and why – we should look after them There’s a touch of old magic about toads, those ...

A toad appearing near your front door or rustling through your garden at night is not a bad omen. Across ecological science and cultural traditions like Feng Shui, the amphibian’s presence carries ...

The invasive guttural toad. Author supplied. The guttural toad (Sclerophrys gutturalis) is a common amphibian found in much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Angola to Kenya and down to eastern South Africa ...