Scientists have identified three new toad species that give birth to live "toadlets" rather than laying eggs. All three species are part of the Nectophrynoides genus, also known as "tree toads," which ...

Meet Houston toads hatched from eggs that transformed into tadpoles and then tiny toads. At the Houston Zoo, meet Houston toads hatched from eggs that transformed into tadpoles and then into tiny ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It's rush hour in Philadelphia for thousands of baby toads as they hop across a busy residential street on a rainy summer night. Why do toadlets cross the road? To get to the woods ...

Shine suggested that the baby toads could be infected with a cane toad-specific lung parasite to keep their population in check. Interested in reading more?

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