toad
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In Nevada, opponents launched a lawsuit over a gold mine they say will threaten a rare toad and fish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Also detailed in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is the first record of another amphibian: the Mexican burrowing toad —Rhinophrynus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"Until now, a lot of natterjack toad restoration efforts have focused on improving terrestrial habitat, like clearing scrub or controlling vegetation," she said.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The natterjack toad is found in just a handful of locations.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
It was the turquoise necklace of the horned toad.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Comparisons with modern spadefoot toads eventually convinced him that the differences represented something else entirely.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Leaving a trail of destruction in their wake are introduced pests: fire ants, cane toads, rabbits, foxes, feral cats.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
In hard-hit areas like Le Porge, experts say insects will have perished en masse and larger creatures from toads to lizards will not have been spared either.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I thought toads were extinct,” she said as she turned it over, curious about its legs; they seemed almost useless.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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