A new agreement between a conservation group and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moves a toad found only in Nevada closer to federal protection.

In a quiet patch of marsh in Nye County, a toad the size of a child’s palm has just pulled the federal government a little deeper into Nevada’s water wars. The Railroad Valley toad, which lives only ...

By Mongabay.com March 20 is World Frog Day. Frogs and toads have inhabited Earth for hundreds of millions of years, but 40% of amphibians species are now at risk of extinction, according to the latest ...

The three varieties of tree toad from Tanzania were previously classified as one species: Nectophrynoides viviparus. However, when scientists analyzed the physical traits and genetic data of hundreds ...

Having failed to meet a deadline and getting sued for it, a federal agency Wednesday agreed to decide whether to list a rare Nevada toad as a threatened or endangered species within the next two ...