toad
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The extinct spadefoot toad, now named Spea labreae, represents the first new extinct amphibian species discovered from the famous fossil site.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
The spadefoot toad, or Spea labreae, is one of only two ice age amphibians to have been found in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
At one lake, the toad population was still declining and had nearly disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Despite its appearance and name, the horned toad was squishy.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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
They discovered that toads from the recovering populations developed these protective peptides much earlier, while they were still tadpoles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
To better understand why some populations recover while others continue to collapse, researchers studied common midwife toads living around four lakes in the Pyrenees of France and Spain that had all experienced severe Bd outbreaks.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The spadefoot toads and turtles and slithering creatures, the chattering of black insects.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
