Toad Facts
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I post daily(ish) facts about toads! My profile photo is an Anaxyrus americanus by Simon Pierre Barrette! Also find us at @[email protected] on Mastodon!
Our friend the Variable Toad can be found in a large area stretching between Israel and central Russia! They live in a wide variety of habitats, and sometimes even benefit from human encroachment which pushes other amphibians away! (photo by Kseniia Marianna Prondzynska)
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our friend the Variable Toad can be found in a large area stretching between Israel and central Russia! They live in a wide variety of habitats, and sometimes even benefit from human encroachment which pushes other amphibians away! (photo by Kseniia Marianna Prondzynska)
Our friend the Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad lives in southern Italy! They only lay a few eggs at a time but are believed to breed several times a year! They also have heart-shaped pupils! A great toad for Valentine's Day! (photo by Giacomo Gola)
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Our friend the Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad lives in southern Italy! They only lay a few eggs at a time but are believed to breed several times a year! They also have heart-shaped pupils! A great toad for Valentine's Day! (photo by Giacomo Gola)
Our friend the Sulawesian Toad is a welcome sight on the cacao plantations of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi because they love to eat invasive yellow crazy ants! (photo by Muhammad Idris)
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our friend the Sulawesian Toad is a welcome sight on the cacao plantations of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi because they love to eat invasive yellow crazy ants! (photo by Muhammad Idris)
Our friend the Great Plains Toad is a very common toad who lives in a large area from the Canadian Prairies through the Great Plains of the United States and into northern Mexico! They are a large toad, growing to 4.5 inches long! (photo by Jeremiah Degenhardt)
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our friend the Great Plains Toad is a very common toad who lives in a large area from the Canadian Prairies through the Great Plains of the United States and into northern Mexico! They are a large toad, growing to 4.5 inches long! (photo by Jeremiah Degenhardt)
Our friend the Hispaniolan Armored Toad was first described in 2018 and is only known from a single location in the Dominican Republic! Their skin is very rough and bumpy, and they have prominent armored ridges on their head, giving them their name! (photo by Judá Isaí Martínez Uribe)
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our friend the Hispaniolan Armored Toad was first described in 2018 and is only known from a single location in the Dominican Republic! Their skin is very rough and bumpy, and they have prominent armored ridges on their head, giving them their name! (photo by Judá Isaí Martínez Uribe)
They are not, but the California Toad, Anaxyrus boreas halophilus, sometimes has similar coloration!
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
They are not, but the California Toad, Anaxyrus boreas halophilus, sometimes has similar coloration!
In 2025 the Puerto Rican music artist Bad Bunny released an album named DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS! Videos for this album featured a character named Sapo Concho, named after the real life Sapo Concho, the endangered Puerto Rican Crested Toad!
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February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
In 2025 the Puerto Rican music artist Bad Bunny released an album named DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS! Videos for this album featured a character named Sapo Concho, named after the real life Sapo Concho, the endangered Puerto Rican Crested Toad!
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Our friend the North American Green Toad lives in a large area between northern Mexico and the south-central United States! They are also known as the Chihuahuan Green Toad! They have two recognized subspecies, the Eastern Green Toad and the Western Green Toad! (photo by Jorden Perrett)
February 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Our friend the North American Green Toad lives in a large area between northern Mexico and the south-central United States! They are also known as the Chihuahuan Green Toad! They have two recognized subspecies, the Eastern Green Toad and the Western Green Toad! (photo by Jorden Perrett)
Our friend Lau's Leaf Litter Toad lives in Hong Kong and is known to perform sex-reversed inguinal amplexus, where the female mounts the male from behind and holds his waist while laying her eggs! (photo by C.H.Leung)
February 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Our friend Lau's Leaf Litter Toad lives in Hong Kong and is known to perform sex-reversed inguinal amplexus, where the female mounts the male from behind and holds his waist while laying her eggs! (photo by C.H.Leung)
Our friend the Dixie Valley Toad lives in a small area of wetlands in the Dixie Valley in northern Nevada! They were first described as a new species in 2017 and immediately placed on the endangered species list to protect their home, which is under threat due to development! (photo by Yinan Li)
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Our friend the Dixie Valley Toad lives in a small area of wetlands in the Dixie Valley in northern Nevada! They were first described as a new species in 2017 and immediately placed on the endangered species list to protect their home, which is under threat due to development! (photo by Yinan Li)
Our friend the Betic Midwife Toad lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of southern Spain! Like other midwife toads, males collect fertilized eggs and wrap them around their hind legs to keep them safe until they are ready to hatch! (photo by Víctor González García)
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Our friend the Betic Midwife Toad lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of southern Spain! Like other midwife toads, males collect fertilized eggs and wrap them around their hind legs to keep them safe until they are ready to hatch! (photo by Víctor González García)
Our friend the São Bento Toad is a common toad who lives in the Atlantic rainforests of the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil! (photo by Mathias Hofstatter)
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Our friend the São Bento Toad is a common toad who lives in the Atlantic rainforests of the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil! (photo by Mathias Hofstatter)
There is! The Cuban Long-nosed Toad is a very rare toad only known from three widely separated populations in Cuba! They are also known as Stejneger's Caribbean Toad!
There are many toads with much longer noses though, such as some in the genus Rhinella, the beaked toads!
There are many toads with much longer noses though, such as some in the genus Rhinella, the beaked toads!
February 1, 2026 at 1:36 AM
There is! The Cuban Long-nosed Toad is a very rare toad only known from three widely separated populations in Cuba! They are also known as Stejneger's Caribbean Toad!
There are many toads with much longer noses though, such as some in the genus Rhinella, the beaked toads!
There are many toads with much longer noses though, such as some in the genus Rhinella, the beaked toads!
Our friend the Short-nosed Toad lives in the state of Karnataka in the Western Ghats of India! They are also known as the Kempholey Toad and Rao's Pale Brown Toad! (photo by Girish Gowda)
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Our friend the Short-nosed Toad lives in the state of Karnataka in the Western Ghats of India! They are also known as the Kempholey Toad and Rao's Pale Brown Toad! (photo by Girish Gowda)
Our friend the Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad is a small toad who lives in the eastern United States from Maryland to Florida! They love to eat ants and have developed a fold of skin on their back that can extend to cover their eyes to protect from bites while feeding! (photo by Dominic)
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our friend the Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad is a small toad who lives in the eastern United States from Maryland to Florida! They love to eat ants and have developed a fold of skin on their back that can extend to cover their eyes to protect from bites while feeding! (photo by Dominic)
Our friend the Southern Toad is a common toad who lives on the coastal plain of the southeast United States! They are most easily distinguished from other local toads by the knobs and backward-pointing spurs on their head! (photo by Eli McEuen)
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Our friend the Southern Toad is a common toad who lives on the coastal plain of the southeast United States! They are most easily distinguished from other local toads by the knobs and backward-pointing spurs on their head! (photo by Eli McEuen)
They were described as a new species at the same time as our friend the Railroad Valley Toad, who only lives in the neighboring Railroad Valley! They were both once considered isolated populations of the Western Toad until they were separated into their own species!
January 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
They were described as a new species at the same time as our friend the Railroad Valley Toad, who only lives in the neighboring Railroad Valley! They were both once considered isolated populations of the Western Toad until they were separated into their own species!
Our friend the Hot Creek Toad lives in a narrow canyon in a remote habitat in the Hot Creek mountain range in central Nevada! They were first described as a new species in 2020! (photo by Yinan Li)
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Our friend the Hot Creek Toad lives in a narrow canyon in a remote habitat in the Hot Creek mountain range in central Nevada! They were first described as a new species in 2020! (photo by Yinan Li)
Our friend the San Lorenzo Stubfoot Toad lives in the northwestern part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Columbia! They are abundant in the small areas in which they live but are only known from three small geographically separated locations! (photo by Elkin Meriño)
January 26, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Our friend the San Lorenzo Stubfoot Toad lives in the northwestern part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Columbia! They are abundant in the small areas in which they live but are only known from three small geographically separated locations! (photo by Elkin Meriño)
Our friend the Sambas Stream Toad is also known as the Bornean Rainbow Toad! They were once believed to be extinct but were rediscovered in 2011 in a small, remote area in western Sarawak in Malaysia! (photo by Oliver Bandz)
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our friend the Sambas Stream Toad is also known as the Bornean Rainbow Toad! They were once believed to be extinct but were rediscovered in 2011 in a small, remote area in western Sarawak in Malaysia! (photo by Oliver Bandz)
Our friend the Bates' Tree Toad is a small toad who spends the day on the ground looking for food but retreats to trees at night! They lay their eggs in water-filled cavities in trees! (photo by Xavier Rufray)
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our friend the Bates' Tree Toad is a small toad who spends the day on the ground looking for food but retreats to trees at night! They lay their eggs in water-filled cavities in trees! (photo by Xavier Rufray)
Our friend the Eastern Flat-backed Toad is a common toad who lives throughout many countries in central Africa! They have a loud, repetitive, quacking call that you can hear here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCD1... (photo by Marius Burger)
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Our friend the Eastern Flat-backed Toad is a common toad who lives throughout many countries in central Africa! They have a loud, repetitive, quacking call that you can hear here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCD1... (photo by Marius Burger)
Our friend the Yellow Cururu Toad is a large toad who lives in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay! They grow to nearly 7.5 inches long! In this species the males are usually mostly yellow, while females usually have large black splotches! (photo by Alessandher Piva)
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our friend the Yellow Cururu Toad is a large toad who lives in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay! They grow to nearly 7.5 inches long! In this species the males are usually mostly yellow, while females usually have large black splotches! (photo by Alessandher Piva)
Our friend the Chaco Granulated Toad is a relatively common toad who lives in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay! They are named after the Gran Chaco, the vast lowland plains of central South America! (photo by Vincent A. Vos)
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Our friend the Chaco Granulated Toad is a relatively common toad who lives in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay! They are named after the Gran Chaco, the vast lowland plains of central South America! (photo by Vincent A. Vos)
Our friend the Dwarf American Toad is a smaller and redder subspecies of the American Toad who lives in the middle of the United States including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and northern Texas! (photo by Scott Gravette)
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Our friend the Dwarf American Toad is a smaller and redder subspecies of the American Toad who lives in the middle of the United States including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and northern Texas! (photo by Scott Gravette)