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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 @toadfacts@toad.social on Mastodon!
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Our friend the Serra Do Quiriri Flea Toad lives in cloud forests in the Quiriri mountain range of southern Brazil! They are a member of a genus of tiny toads known as Saddleback Toads, referring to a bony shield that covers their vertebrae! (photo by Marcio R. Pie and Luiz F. Ribeiro)
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Our friend the Granular Toad is most commonly found in the Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve near Manaus, Brazil! They are a common toad who likes to spend their days in holes in the ground and come out at night to feed on ants and termites! (photo by Thomaz de Carvalho Callado)
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Our friend Melanophryniscus biancae is a redbelly toad from Brazil who is named after the Brazilian biologist Bianca Luiza Reinert! Like many redbelly toads, they like to lay their eggs in the water filled cavities of bromeliad plants! (photo by H. Garcia)
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Our friend the American Toad is a very common and adaptable toad and has three different recognized subspecies! They are believed to have migrated to the United States and Canada from South American prior to the formation of the Isthmus of Panama land bridge! (photo by Chase G. Mayers)
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Our friend Rhinella manu is a small toad who lives in the trees of Manú National Park in Peru! (photo by Alessandro Catenazzi)
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Our friend the Red-spotted Toad lives in southern Chile and Argentina! In Spanish they are also known as the Sapo de Bosque or "Forest Toad", which seems less descriptive since they are covered in red spots! (photo by Daniel Stange)
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Our friend the Elegant Stubfoot Toad ranges in color from brilliant yellow to a dark olive green! Females of the species are larger and can weigh more than four times as much as the males! (photo by Santiago Ron)
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Our friend the Arizona Toad lives along the Virgin River in Utah and Nevada, various locations across Arizona and western New Mexico, and are commonly found in Zion National Park! Male Arizona toads are known to attempt mating with several other species of toads! (photo by diomedea_exulans_li)
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Our friend the Red-spotted Toad lives in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, especially in Baja California! They are often found in desert areas and spend most of their time in burrows, then once it rains, they use temporary rain puddles for breeding! (photo by Ken-ichi Ueda)
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Our friend the Falcon Toad is named after the Falcón region of northern Venezuela where many of them live, though they are also found in many areas in Colombia! (photo by Edmundo Cataño B.)
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Our friend the Batura Glacier Toad lives in the West Himalayan region, including northern Pakistan and the border area between China and northwestern India! They are a triploid species created from interbreeding between three different Green Toad species! (photo by Anastasiia Merkulova)
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Our friend the Yungas Red-bellied Toad lives in Argentina and Bolivia! Their body patterns and coloration tend to be unique to each toad but are usually some combination of orange and black! (photo by Marisel Morales)
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Bright colors are often a good sign of toxicity, it's also called aposematism! The toads in North America do often produce toxins in their parotoid glands, but toads like this one in genus Melanophryniscus tend to be poisonous all over. In many cases they get the toxins from things they eat!
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Our friend the Perau de Janeiro Redbelly Toad is an extremely rare toad is only known from a single area along the Forqueta River in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil! They have bright red feet and a bright red belly which warns predators not to eat them! (photo by Ibere Machado)
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Our friend the Hoesch's is a small toad only growing to about 1.5 inches long! Their bodies have a multicolored and pebbly appearance that helps them blend in really well with the rocky outcrops where they live in Namibia! (photo by marius)
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Our friend the Spiny Toad is also known as the Giant Toad because they can grow to over seven inches long! They are related to the European Common Toad and the Natterjack Toad, but unlike those species the Spiny Toad has striking red eyes! (photo by Sergio López Castelo)
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Our friend the Desert Spadefoot Toad is a common toad who lives throughout the southern Kimberley and Pilbara areas of Western Australia, the southern half of the Northern Territory desert, and parts of Western Queensland! Their call sounds like a pigeon! Oooo-ooo! (photo by Matt Clancy)
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Thanks! We do our best to source all of our images ethically, mostly using Creative Commons licensed stuff but asking permission when rights reserved images are needed. People have always been great to allow us to use their images!
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Our friend the Pebas Stubfoot Toad lives in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru! They're mostly found during daylight hours hanging out on logs near the streams where they reproduce! (photo by Andreas Kay)
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As adults our friend the Pirri Range Stubfoot Toad are mostly dark brown with yellow markings, but when they are young, they have bright blue and green colors and yellow or orange feet! (photo by Brian Gratwicke)
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Our friend the Light's Toadlet is named after Dr. Sol F Light, a biologist and zoologist from the University of California, Berkeley! (photo by Forest Botial-Jarvis)
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Our friend the Angola Toad is also known as the Somber Toad! They are a common toad who lives throughout central Africa including Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, and Uganda! (photo by Jonathan Newman)
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They’re literally the first account who ever blocked Toad Facts here, not sure why. Nobody has to justify their blocks, so honestly it’s fine, but that one stung a little. :)
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Not really! I’ve had accounts add me to block lists accusing me of being a content scraper even though I’m not so I shy away from that stuff! Unlike scrapers though, I attribute, I add alt-text, and I hopefully post good content! I’m just here if people want to follow! 🐸
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Our friend the Thai Stream Toad is only known from a small area Khao Chong Mountains of peninsular Thailand! They are also known as the Siamese Stream Toad! (photo by Charoenchai Tothaisong)
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Our friend the Ledong Toad lives in protected areas on Hainan Island in China and is closely related to the Bony-headed Toad which is found in mainland China! (photo by 柳贯泽)
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Our friend Andersson's Stubfoot Toad lives in the eastern foothills of the Andes of Ecuador in areas around the Pastaza River! They are also known as the Palmed Harlequin Frog! (photo by osoandino)
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Our friend Hoogmoed's Harlequin Toad lives in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname! They can be found in many different colors such as blue, yellow, pink, and sometimes even purple! Their bright colors are a warning to predators that they are poisonous! (photo by Wirley Almeida Santos)
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A fascinating thing about the Syrian Spadefoot Toad is that their tadpoles sometimes grow extremely large, sometimes as large as an adult toad! (photo by עומר וינר)
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Our friend the Syrian Spadefoot Toad is nocturnal and returns to the same burrow every night, sometimes one they've dug themselves and sometimes using one they've found! During hot summer months they retire deep into the ground and aestivate! (photo by Stanislav Cherepushkin)
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Our friend Loveridge's Snouted Toad is a tiny toad who lives in southeastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania! They grow to less than an inch long and are usually found hiding above the ground in trees! (photo by Ewout Knoester)
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Our friend the Whitebelly Stream Toad lives in various populations on the island of Borneo! They breed in small quickly moving streams and their tadpoles have suction-cup shaped mouths to help them hold onto rocks in the torrents where they grow! (photo by Zainudin Basriansyah Akar)
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Our friend the Qinghai Lake toad is also known as the Round-warted Toad! They live in mountainous valleys in southwestern China! In this photo the toads are performing amplexus, where the male holds on to the female waiting for her to release eggs so he can fertilize them! (photo by Rémi Bigonneau)
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Our friend Rhinella stanlaii was named after the investment banker Stan Lai, who received the honor as a birthday gift through a donation to BIOPAT! They are a common toad who lives in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay! (photo by Matheus Moroti)
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Our friend the Bella Vista Toad is also known as Dorbigny's Toad, named after the French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny! They are a very common toad who lives throuought Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay! They're often found in shallow burrows waiting to ambush prey! (photo by Aixa Dacil Falchi)
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Our friend the Nyika Dwarf Toad is a tiny toad who lives in the montane forests and wet, boggy grasslands of the Nyika Plateau of northern Malawi and northeastern Zambia! Like other toads in genus Mertensophryne, they don't have eardrums or inner ear structures! (photo by Tim Brammer)
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Our friend the Guacamayo Plump Toad lives in the Andes mountains of Colombia and Ecuador! They are mostly black in color, but the males have black bellies with yellow spots while the females have yellow bellies with black spots! (photo by Mark Dorriesfield)
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Our friend the Great Basin Spadefoot Toad lives in very dry areas in the western United States and Canada and survives by spending lots of time in burrows underground! They can produce a skin secretion that causes a burning sensation in a predator's eyes and nose! (photo by Andrew Nydam)
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Another interesting thing about them is the specific epithet of their scientific name, Rhaebo andinophrynoides, comes from the genus Andinophryne which no longer exists because it was absorbed into genus Rhaebo! Maybe it's only interesting to us because we enjoy all the weird quirks of taxonomy!
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Our friend the Mueses-Cisneros Toad lives in two separate populations in Colombia and Ecuador! They are a relatively uncommon toad and not much is known about them! (photo by Mario Humberto Yánez-Muñoz)
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Our friend Brachycephalus rotenbergae was first described as a new species in 2021! Their bright orange color may actually be good camouflage since there are often large amounts of tiny yellow and orange leaves, mushrooms, and seeds on the ground where they live! (photo by Norton Santos)
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Our friend the Southwestern Toad is also known as the Mexican Spadefoot Toad and the Mexican Madre Toad! They are an uncommon toad, partially because they only live near streams in pristine forests in northwestern Mexico and do not enjoy human encroachment into their homes! (photo by naturegirlkh)
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Our friend Rhinella lescurei is an uncommon toad who lives in French Guiana, Suriname, and far northern Brazil! Their name was spelled two different ways in the publication where they were first described as a new species, which has led to some confusion about their name! (photo by Arnaud Aury)
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Our friend Melanophryniscus estebani lives in Argentina! They are a member of a genus of South American Redbelly Toads who, like their names suggest, usually have bright red bellies! Some species in this genus contain skin toxins that they obtain through the things they eat! (photos by Exequiel B)
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Our friend the Southeast Asian Toadlet is a tiny toad who is also known as the Zamboanga flathead toad! They live in the Philippines on the islands of Mindanao and Basilan! (photo by Mark Gregory Rule)
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Our friend the Dwarf Toad lives in coastal areas along the Pacific Ocean from southern Mexico into El Salvador! Their natural habitats are forests near rivers and streams, but they are also found in disturbed areas like coffee plantations! (photo by Steven Klioze)
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Our friend Fernanda's Pygmy Toads was first described as a new species late last year! They live in western Angola and have been described as having "sandpaper like" skin! (photo by L. Verburgt and Baptista, Pinto, Keates, Lobón-Rovira, Edwards and Rödel)
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Our friend Rhinella kuka lives in the Yungas Forests of Bolivia and was first described as a new species in 2023! They are named after the Quechuan word for the coca plant, which is used to make cocaine! (photo by Jörn Köhler)
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Our friend the African Giant Toad lives in three distinct populations in tropical Central and West Africa! They grow to nearly five inches long! They are also known as the Cameroon Toad and the Horned Toad! (photo by Marius Burger)
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Our friend the Wide-Headed Viviparous Toad lives in the Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania! They are a member of a genus of toads who do not have a free-living tadpole stage, the eggs stay inside the mother until they hatch into tiny toadlets! (photo by John Lyakurwa)
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