Frogs in New York fall into four major groups (families) linked by anatomy and other features of their biology. Toads are frogs that, due to the nature of their coarse dry skin, are adapted to spend ...

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Cane toads are a problem that the country has struggled with for decades, but now, some canny Queenslanders have come up with a plan of attack for home gardeners to lead the pushback! In 1935 ...

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For arroyo toads, sand is de rigueur. Whether in a seasonal creek or during extended dry seasons, these toads endure harsh conditions by burrowing into sandy streamsides and sealing themselves within ...

Denzel Washington plays a renowned drug lord in Ridley Scott’s American Gangster. The biographical crime film is loosely based on the criminal activity of Frank Lucas, who smuggled heroin into ...

If you’ve thought about the frog versus toad question at all, you’ve probably assumed that these amphibians are two very ...

Two species of frog and two toads are native to the UK. So-called common frogs (Rana temporaria) and common toads (Bufo bufo) are widespread and often spotted in gardens. But sightings of these ...

A former Mafia hitman was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday in the 2018 fatal prison bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. Federal prisoner Fotios “Freddy ...

Toxin sequestration explains why the tiger keelback snake, endemic to the wooded areas of East and Southeast Asia, makes poisonous toads a regular part of its diet. The tiger keelback, pictured ...

A former Mafia hitman was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday in the 2018 fatal prison bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. Federal prisoner Fotios "Freddy" Geas was ...