A remarkable discovery in the high forests of Mount Kenya has unveiled a new species of toad, known as the Kenyan volcano toad (Kenyaphrynoides vulcani). This finding is shedding light on the ...

Scientists have discovered three new species of African tree toads that break one of biology’s best-known rules. Instead of hatching from eggs and passing through a tadpole stage, these toads give ...

Common toads, with their heavy-set bodies and short limbs, are regarded as typical terrestrial amphibians. “There is no shortage of papers on common toads; they are a very well-studied species,” says ...

On some summer mornings in southern Africa, strange white bundles can be spotted hanging from branches above ponds and marshes. They look out of place, almost as though pieces of cloud have drifted ...