The natterjack toad is native to 17 European countries. These are the only toads native to Ireland. They prefer heathland and sandy habitats. Even though they face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of logging,
The Majorcan midwife toad, aka ferreret or Mallorcan midwife toad, hails only from the mountainous regions and gorges of the Serra de Tramuntana, in Balearic Island of Majorca in the Mediterranean Sea. They prefer streams in
The bleeding toad, aka fire toad or Indonesian tree toad, hails only from western Java, the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park area, and from Mount Halimun Salak National Park. They prefer boundary zones between the moist
The American toad is commonly found throughout eastern Canada and the eastern United States. There are 3 currently identified subspecies: the dwarf, eastern, and the hard to find Hudson Bay toad. Due to
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,
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
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
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
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
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
