The American toad is one of the most well-known toad species throughout North America. Its notable warts and big, round eyes differentiate it from other species, but its call is also unique. You might ...

Even in the fall, there are a few Quak concerts. Photo: Getty Images The croaking of frogs and toads is as much a part of spring as birdsong and gardening. When these animals go courting in ponds and ...

Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...

What: 15th Annual Critter Count. Learn all about amphibians and reptiles during Vancouver’s annual waterfront census of frogs, snakes and lizards. Children are welcome if accompanied by adults. When: ...

A small frog native to the Republic of Seychelles lacks a conventional middle ear and eardrum to hear sounds made by other frogs, but new research suggests these peculiar croakers are not deaf, and ...

When frogs are just teensy tadpoles, they're already croaking like adults, researchers have observed for the first time. They not only croak when attacked, but when they cannibalistically attack ...

A wireless system that listens for croaking cane toads then transmits the sounds back to the laboratory is being developed by Australian researchers. Their wireless communication technology, once ...

For the most part, only male frogs and toads croak. Why? Because they want to. The noise is meant as a display of virility. Females take notice of the racket and might just come hither, while other ...

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A small frog native to the Republic of Seychelles lacks a conventional middle ear and eardrum to hear sounds made by other frogs, but new research suggests these peculiar croakers are not deaf, and ...