Those cane toads pictured riding on the back of a python in Australia were actually blind with lust, says an amphibian expert. "You can see all of these male cane toads lined up along the snake ...

The male will wait in a pool, trilling. A female drawn by his mating call (canorus means “melodious”) will enter the water and submit to his advances—if the pool suits. Toads have precise ...

Only male common toads croak - this is a useful way of distinguishing males from females. Males will 'squeak' if picked up. Larger males have deeper croaks then smaller individuals. This ...

Once males arrive at their breeding grounds, they croak to attract females. A female crested toad can lay up to 15,000 eggs, which hatch into tadpoles within a day. Those that don’t succumb to ...