Ian Ives wants to get close enough to a spadefoot toad to see the glint in its eye. Who wouldn't want to lock eyes with a comely spadefoot toad, no better way to find a prince or a princess. That's ...

Monsoon rains not only cool the air and bathe the desert. They also set the stage for a loud and lusty burst of amphibian amour. Several species of desert toads - quietly tucked away underground for ...

A recent article by Ruth Schuster in Haaretz titled “Syrian Spadefoot Toad Rediscovered in Syria – Thanks to Facebook” caught ...

When rain falls and water is plentiful, the sex lives of plains spadefoot toads are pretty, well, plain. Females prowl ponds for the suitor with the most winsome call; they pair off to couple, ...

The month of August brought rain – lots of it. With the recent rainfalls in the Concho Valley, you might see a toad or two hopping around near puddles and you most certainly have heard them calling in ...

Spine title: Excavations at the Spadefoot Toad Site : 29SJ 629. One microfiche sheet (col.) inserted in pocket in v. 1. Spadefoot Toad Site (N.M.) Chaco Culture National Historical Park (N.M.) Chaco ...