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common toad

The Beloved Common Toad

  • 4 November, 2022
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The common toad, aka European toad or simply toad, can be found throughout Europe, sans northern Scotland, Iceland, and on the Mediterranean islands. They prefer swamps, marshes, grasslands,
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Oriental fire-bellied toad

The Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad

  • 10 January, 2022
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The Oriental fire-bellied toad hails from China. There are 6 known species of fire-bellied toads in all. But this article will be on the Oriental species. They prefer rainforests, marshes, wetlands
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spadefoot toad

The Spadefoot Toad

  • 14 February, 2020
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The spadefoot toad gets its name from the hard, keratinous projections on their hind feet, which aid in digging backwards into the soil. They can be found in or around irrigation waters
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Sonoran desert toad

The Sonoran Desert Toad

  • 30 August, 2019
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The Sonoran desert toad is Arizona’s largest toad and one of the largest toads in North America. These toads are notorious for their poisonous paratoid glands behind their eyes, on
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surinam toad

Meet the Unique and Creepy Suriname Toad

  • 20 June, 2019
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The Suriname toad resides in the tropical rainforests of Suriname and Guyana and to the south through the Amazon basin including Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. They can also be found in
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cane toad

The Invasive Cane Toad

  • 21 January, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Amphibian Facts, Toad Facts
In an effort to control the cane beetle infestations, Australians decided to bring in the cane toad. Instead of eating cane beetles and grubs, these toads ate everything but… Talk about your all time backfires
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