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European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina), a member of the family Bombinatoridae

Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.

A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientific taxonomy, but is common in popular culture (folk taxonomy), in which toads are associated with drier, rougher skin and more terrestrial habitats. (Full article...)

Selected frog article

Eleutherodactylus jasperi

Hyloidea is a superfamily of frogs. Hyloidea accounts for 54% of all living anuran species. The superfamily Hyloidea branched off from its closest relative, the Australobatrachia, during the mid-Cretaceous. The fossil evidence found during the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event could not determine the effects upon the frogs, due to the lack of fossils. Increased forestation erupted after this extinction, possibly leading to more arboreal adaptations of these anurans to be best suited for this habitat. (Full article...)

Selected salamander article

The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the three members of the genus Siren. The largest of the sirens and one of the largest amphibians in North America, the greater siren resides in the coastal plains of the southeastern United States. (Full article...)

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Picture slideshow

Image 1Southern Brown tree frog
Image 2Common toads during amplexus
Image 3Edible Frog
Image 4Male Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris aka Triturus vulgaris) during breeding season in the Netherlands.
Image 5Epirus water frog
Image 6Common frog
Image 7Fire salamander
Image 8Emerald-eyed tree frog
Image 9Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Image 10Ecnomiohyla rabborum
Image 11Leaf green tree frog
Image 12Agile frog
Image 13Fire salamander
Image 14Marsh frog
Image 15Eastern newt
Image 16Dendropsophus microcephalus
Image 17Frogs
Image 18Fire salamander
Image 19Blue Mountains tree frog
Image 20Phantasmal poison frog
Image 21Litoria chloris
Image 22Magnificent tree frog
Image 23New England tree frog
Image 24Panamanian golden frog
Image 25Agalychnis callidryas
Image 26Atelopus certus
Image 27Surprise, its an amphibian. This is a genus of South American Caecilians, blind and snake-like, which hunt through leaf litter. Photo from Wildsumaco Reserve, Ecuador.
Image 28Limnodynastes dumerilii
Image 29Limosa harlequin frog
Image 30Balearic green toad
Image 31Spanish painted frog
Image 32Albanian water frog
Image 33American toad
Image 34White-lipped tree frog
Image 35Golden toad
Image 36Fire-bellied toad
Image 37Lithobates clamitans
Image 38Blue poison dart frog
Image 39Iberian midwife toad
Image 40Italian tree frog
Image 41Poison dart frog

Selected toad article

Nectophrynoides wendyae, also known as the Uzungwe Scarp tree toad or Wendy's forest toad, is a terrestrial toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Tanzania and is only known from a single valley in the Udzungwa Mountains. The specific name wendyae honours Wendy Clarke, the describer's wife. (Full article...)

Selected caecilian article

Oscaecilia ochrocephala

Oscaecilia is a genus of caecilians in the family Caeciliidae. The genus is distributed in southeastern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America, possibly extending into southern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the South American caecilians. (Full article...)