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 ...

This article was originally featured on High Country News. The Wyoming toad, which evolved to live in a small slice of southeastern Wyoming, is one of the most endangered amphibians in North America.

The last time a Houston Toad was seen within the city limits, Richard Nixon was embroiled in the Watergate scandal and Beatles fans were still reeling from the band's breakup. Sign up for the Hello, ...

The croaking of the Houston toad is virtually never heard in its namesake: none of the toads live in the wild in Houston. And efforts to help them live in other areas have run up against drought, wild ...

RENO, Nev.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to designate 930 acres of protected critical habitat in Nevada for the endangered Dixie Valley toad. The Dixie Valley toad is a small ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a habitat for the endangered arroyo toad containing less than half the acreage originally proposed, but the designation could be held up by the Bush ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service could kick up some dust with a proposal to designate 930 acres of Nevada desert as critical habitat for the endangered Dixie Valley toad. With its formal publication in ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of toad in the Great Basin of northern Nevada — just in time for its possible disappearance. A geothermal energy plant could be built in the valley where the ...