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Our friend the Four-digit Toad, Didynamipus sjostedti, was named after the Swedish naturalist Bror Yngve Sjöstedt! They are a very small toad who only has four toes on each foot! They also do not have inner ear structures! (photo by Václav Gvoždík)

A tiny brown toad with long skinny legs! They have somewhat smooth skin and a slightly pointed nose! They are sitting on a large green leaf!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our friend Brachycephalus rotenbergae is one of several tiny pumpkin toads was first described as a new species in 2021! They are named after a Brazilian conservationist, Elise Laura K. Rotenberg! (photo by herping_brasil)

A closeup of a tiny orange toad looking right at the camera! They have a somewhat rough skin texture and huge dark brown eyes with large black pupils! They are sitting on a mossy surface!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our friend Balletto's Toad is a relatively common species who lives along the Red Sea coastline of Saudi Arabia and Yemen! When they feel threatened they like to dig down into the sand to hide! (photo by Denis Hlaváč)

A rather plump light brown toad, covered in sand!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Don't confuse our friend the Gulf Coast toad, Incilius nebulifer, with its close relative the Gulf Coast Toad, Incilius valliceps! I. nebulifer lives along the northern and western Gulf of Mexico, while I. valliceps lives along the southern Gulf coast and into Costa Rica! (Photo by Etienne Falquet)

A greenish-brown toad sitting up and expanding their vocal sac! They have rough skin covered in lots of tiny bumps! They have a prominent black ridge running from the tip of their nose, around their eyes, and down into their parotoid glands!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our friend the Asian Yellow-spotted Climbing Toad lives in the Sarawak region of southern and western Borneo! Males of this species are dull and brown, while the females are brightly colored with yellow, green, and sometimes purple colors! (photo by Chun Xing Wong)

A brown toad covered in lots of small yellow spots! They have small parotoid glands above their visible eardrums! They have very large, webbed feet! They have large eyes with a somewhat orange colored iris! They are sitting on a mossy green surface!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our friend the Himalayan Toad is also known as Günther's High Altitude Toad because they live at high altitude throughout the Himalayan mountains and they were first described as a new species in 1864 by Albert Günther! They hibernate for up to six months each year! (photo by Ramnarayan K)

A very stout brown toad covered in lots of small, black, spiky bumps! Their back is light brown and covered in faint darker brown stripes! They have large parotoid glands that are several times the size of their eyes!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our friend the Peru Coast Toad lives in a narrow strip along the Pacific coast of Peru from the Sechura Desert to the Pisco province! They are known to mostly live in arid, desert areas, but can sometimes be found in people's gardens! (photo by Antonio Chávez S.S.)

A stout brown toad, dark brown on the top and very light on their belly! Their back is mottled with small dark brown spots, and they have a very warty appearance!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our friend the Spotted Toad lives throughout the Amazon basin of South America! Males of this species are rather large at nearly six inches long, but females are very large at up to 10 inches long! They produce a toxin strong enough to cause heart failure in humans! (photo by sernat)

A large toad, light brown on top and dark brown on their sides and legs! They have reddish warty spots all over their back, and very large parotoid glands!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Our friend the Bambuto Torrent Toad lives near streams at high altitudes in areas between Mount Manengouba and Mount Oku in Cameroon! They have no inner ear structures or vocal sacs, and it is believed they are all mute! (photo by Jean-Louis Amiet)

A dark green toad with a faded line of teal color along their sides! They have smooth, rubbery-looking skin! They have very stout looking legs!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our friend the Colombian Beaked Toad lives in high-altitude grasslands in the department of Antioch in Colombia! They are often found hiding among the leaves of large fuzzy-leaved sunshrubs known as "frailejones" or "big monks"! (photo by Khristian Venegas Valencia)

A small brown toad sitting on a pile of white moss! They have somewhat rough skin with a smattering of tiny bumps and have a rather striking elongated nose with a large bump on the end!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Our friend the Hoesch's Toad lives in very dry semi-desert areas in western and central Namibia! They have adapted coloration that helps them blend in with the rocky and sandy soil where they live! (photo by Marius)

A rocky surface in various shades of light brown, tan, and black! Centered in the photo is a small toad with rough skin texture and coloration that blends in very well with the rocky surface!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our friend the Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad only lays a few eggs at a time during breeding, but breeds several times per year to make up for it! They have triangular pupils that sometimes look heart-shaped! They have a bright yellow belly! (photo by ilsignorvega)

An olive-green toad with heart-shaped pupils! They are very, very bumpy and covered with lots of warty bumps!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Toads in genus Melanophryniscus, such as our friend the Orejas-Miranda Redbelly Toad, perform a defensive posture known as the unken reflex to warn predators that they are not good to eat! They arch their back and lift their legs to display their brightly colored belly! (photo by Martin Klippel)

A reddish-brown toad laying on their belly with their back arched and legs in the air, displaying their reddish orange belly with small black markings! The undersides of their feet are very bright red! They are covered in lots of small spiky bumps!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our friend the Azuay Stubfoot Toad lives in the central highlands of Ecuador! They were once considered extinct but were rediscovered in the wild in 2015! They are also known as the Cuenca Jambato Frog! A captive population is maintained in the Amaru Zoo in Cuenca, Ecuador! (photo by Felipe Campos)

A very old photo of a somewhat stout, very yellow toad with a somewhat lumpy back and a triangular shaped face!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our friend the Giant River Toad grows up to 8.5 inches long and can secrete a large amount of highly toxic, milky poison from their skin! Their eggs and tadpoles are also toxic! They are one of two species of toads in genus Phrynoidis, aka Rough Toads or River Toads! (photo by Lawrence Hylton)

A very large, very rough-skinned toad sitting next to a boot! The toad is covered in lots of huge warty bumps, and their large parotoid glands are also bumpy with warty bumps! They have large, webbed hind feet!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Our friend the Canadian Toad lives in the prairie regions of western Canada and south into the upper midwest of the United States! Sometimes they are called the Dakota Toad! During winter they hibernate in mima mounds that can contain hundreds of toads! (photo by Dustin Snider)

A very stout brown toad covered in black and reddish-brown markings! They are covered in lots of warty bumps, some of which form a symmetrical pattern on the toad's back!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our friend the Falcon Toad lives in Colombia and Venezuela, and is named after the Falcón region of northern Venezuela! Their scientific name, Rhinella sternosignata, refers to markings on their chest! (photo by MaJo Rz)

A closeup of a rough-skinned brown toad! They have a dark patch on their chin and chest, before their belly fades to a light brown!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our friend the European Green Toad is a very common toad through most of their range, which covers most of Europe! They grow to nearly five inches long and have a recognizable "chirring" call that they use to attract mates! (photo by Dr. Sven Gippner) www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6oh...

A tan colored toad with bright olive-green colored markings all over their body! They are covered in lots of warty bumps, some of which have a reddish spot in them! They have a reddish blush along their parotoid glands and the tip of their nose!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our friend the Texas Toad lives in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico! They are one of the most common toads in the United States! Since 2009 they have been the official state amphibian of Texas! (photo by Reid Hardin)

A stout, brown toad covered in lots of warty bumps! They have large, bean-shaped parotoid glands!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Our friend the African Giant Toad grows to nearly five inches long and lives in three distinct populations in tropical Central and West Africa! One population, found in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been described as a mimic of the venomous Gaboon viper! (photo by Ryan van Huyssteen)

A large toad sitting on dry brown leaves! The toad has a light brown back and very dark brown sides that fade into a reddish hue along the edges of their creamy white belly! The dark side extends along their face to the tip of their nose! They have a prominent crest that runs over their eye and along their parotoid glands!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Our friend Spea labreae is an extinct species of Spadefoot toad who was first described as a new species earlier this year, from fossils collected in the La Brea Tar Pits in California! They were somewhat larger than the Spadefoots who currently live in the same area! (Artwork by Arturo Dávalos

Reconstruction of Spea labreae, (dark spadefoots, center) in La Brea Tar Pits compared with Spea hammondii (light spadefoot, left), the species currently present in the area, and the presence of the Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynidae, bottom)! In the background are several different large mammals from the Holocene era, including mammoths, a large cat, and a horse! I'm not sure about specifics, this isn't Large Mammal Facts! Oh, there's a buffalo in the tar pit!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Our friend the Honduras Rainforest Toad lives in northern Honduras and can be found in both La Muralla National Park and Pico Bonito National Park! They mostly live on the ground but are sometimes found perching in trees! (photo by Emmanuel Rodríguez Rojas)

A toad with long skinny legs! They have light brown skin on their back and a wide dark brown stripe down their side! They have rough-textured skin! They are sitting on a wide green leaf that appears to have been chewed on by bugs!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Our friend the Plains Spadefoot has a call that can be heard over a mile away and attracts both males and females, who gather in large mating groups of hundreds of toads! Each female can lay up to 2000 eggs! (photo by Tom Kennedy)

A somewhat surprised looking rubbery-skinned toad staring directly into the camera's soul! They have a brown back and creamy white belly and are covered in lots of small warty bumps! They have lots of small black markings on their back, and lots of very small reddish orange spots!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Our friend the Cayenne Stubfoot Toad lives in Brazil and French Guiana and is relatively common for a stubfoot toad! They range in color from purple to fiery red! (photo by Nicolas Burnel)

An orange toad with mottled brown markings and a bright pink belly! They are quite slender for a toad and have long, skinny legs! This toad is looking right at the camera and looks rather threatening!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Our friend the Whitebelly Stream Toad is also known as the White-lipped Slender Toad! Like other stream toads, they breed in rocky-bottomed streams, and their tadpoles have special suckers to hold onto rocks in the moving water! (photo by Lars Fehlandt)

A slender, light brown toad with rough skin texture! They have long, spindly legs!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Our friend Rhinella stanlaii was named after the investment banker Stan Lai, who received the honor as a birthday gift through a donation to BIOPAT! They are a common toad who lives in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay! (photo by John Sullivan)

A small brown toad sitting on a dry brown leaf! The toad is light brown with a darker brown back and has a thin light brown line down their back! They have a very rough skin texture, and a slight ridge of bumps that runs down their side from their parotoid glands!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Our friend the Lowland Dwarf Toad grows to less than an inch long and spends a lot of their time in trees! Their tadpoles develop in the water filled cavities of trees and have a large yolk sac that sustain them until they metamorphosize into young toads! (photo by Oliver Bandz)

A slender, orange-brown toad with dark brown splotches and a wide yellowish white stripe down their side! They have a somewhat snub looking nose, and large reddish-orange eyes! They have long, spindly legs!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our friend the Pine Toad lives on the Central Mexican Plateau in the many different habitat types available on the plateau, including the pine forests that give them their name! (photo by Arturo Castro Castro)

A light brown toad with medium brown splotches, covered in lots of small spiky bumps! Some of the spiky bumps are reddish orange in color! They have prominent parotoid glands that are somewhat smaller than their golden eyes!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Our friend the Subdesert Toad lives in a large area stretching throughout Africa from Senegal to Somalia! They spend the warmer months aestivating underground but are very active during cooler months of the year, usually from September to March! (photo by Xavier Rufray)

A closeup of a light brown toad with dark brown markings! They have large, golden eyes with a rounded horizontal pupil! They have large parotoid glands and visible eardrums!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Our friend the Syrian Spadefoot lives in a large area from Eastern Europe to Western Asia! They are known for sometimes overwintering in their tadpole stage, becoming a huge tadpole before undergoing metamorphosis! (photos by David Broek and עומר וינר)

A rubbery looking toad with skin in mottled dark and light brown colors! They have large eyes and a somewhat surprised looking expression!

A person's hand holding a tadpole that is as wide as the width of their hand!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Our friend the Large-webbed Bell Toad lives in Yunnan, China and likely also in Myanmar! They are an extremely lumpy and bumpy toad who secretes toxins through their skin that protect them from both predators and diseases! (photo by 年年)

A very lumpy brown toad! They are really, really lumpy! They have a small lime green spot on their face and another on the top of their head, but gosh they are so lumpy! Each lump contains lots of small black spots, but there are so many spots because there are so many lumps! Wow that's a lot of lumps!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our friend the Bocourt's Toad lives in far southern Mexico and southwestern Guatemala! They normally live in coniferous highlands but have adapted to heavily disturbed treeless areas caused by logging! (photo by Chris Gruenwald Herp.mx)

A very warty brown toad with very large parotoid glands, sitting on a mossy rock! There is a purple flower petal next to their hind leg!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Our friend the Western Toad is active from around January to October every year, depending on weather, and hibernate during the winter! They often hibernate in natural hollows near streams, which tend to stay just above freezing temperatures! (photo by Luis Huxley)

A human hand holding a large toad! The toad is mottled in dark brown and pale green colors and is covered in lots of reddish-brown warty bumps! Their nose, legs, and large parotoid glands are also the reddish-brown color! They are very stout with strong-looking legs!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Our friend Rhaebo haematiticus, the Leaf Litter Toad, lives throughout Central America and the far northern countries of South America! They are also known as the Sanguinolent Toad, a word meaning "tinged with blood", which is also referenced in their scientific name! (photo by Nico Blüthgen)

A brown toad, covered in lots of warty bumps! They have very large parotoid glands that are part of a crest that runs from the toad's eye and down their side! They have a large patch of black skin around their eye and below their parotoid glands! They have long legs that look good for leaping!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Our friend the Woodhouse's Toad is a common toad who lives throughout a large area of the United States from Louisiana to new Mexico and north to North Dakota and Montana! They have several recognized subspecies in different parts of the United States! (photo by Joshua Smith)

A grey colored toad with a creamy white belly! They are covered in lots of warty bumps! They are quite stout and somewahat grumpy looking!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

When threatened, our friend the Desert Spadefoot will puff themselves up and secrete a sticky yellow liquid! During mating season, males like to float in the water and call with loud "whoop! whoop!" sounds that can be heard miles away! (photo by thewildgtrv)

A very round reddish-colored toad with small white and black markings! They are covered in lots of small warty bumps and are puffed up like a ball! They have a very grumpy expression, like they were just yelled at or something!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Our friend the Tradouw Mountain Toadlet was first described as a new species a hundred years ago this year! They live in the fynbos of South Africa! They are named after the "Women's Path" in the old Khoi language, a mountain pass through the Langeberg mountain range! (photo by Alex Rebelo)

A flattened, rubbery looking toad with very stout legs! Their skin is mottled in different shades of brown and have occasional bright red areas, especially their parotoid glands and along their sides!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Our friend the Quinghai Lake Toad is also known as the Round-warted Toad! They live in southwestern China and are somewhat common, even thriving in agricultural areas! (photo by CC黎明)

A brown toad with a greenish-yellow stripe down the middle of their back, and another similar stripe down their side! The stripes are surrounded by mottled black areas! The toad is covered in lots of large, widely spaced warty bumps!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Our friend Lönnbergs Toad lives on both sides of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya and also areas around Mount Kenya! They are a small toad, less than two inches long, and have no visible eardrums! (photo by Robin James)

A reddish-brown toad with very tough looking skin! They have large, pill-shaped parotoid glands and no visible eardrum!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Our friend the Karoo Toad lives in the semi-desert region of South Africa known as the Karoo! They are also known as the Gariep Toad, named after the original name for the Orange River in the Khoekhoe language! (photo by Jonathan Breytenbach)

A closeup of a brown toad on a brown, rocky surface! In the background is a clear blue sky and small, sparse plants! The toad has large warts on their back and very stout legs!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our friend the Cerro Mali Beaked Toad lives in the lowland areas around the mountains that border Panama and Colombia! Their scientific name Rhinella acrolopha can be translated as "little nosed toad who lives on a mountain" which doesn't seem accurate at all! (photo by Sam Jones)

A rough-skinned brown toad with a very long triangular nose!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Our friend the Spotted Red-belly Toad is a small, colorful toad from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay! Their bodies contain glands that store toxins from the insects that they eat, which in turn makes them toxic to predators! (photo by Stefan Göttel)

A hand holding a small black toad! The toad is covered in bright yellow spots on their back, and bright reddish orange spots on their belly! The toad is expanding their vocal sac and is all swollen! Puff up! Puff up they hate that!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Our friend the Zhushihe Mountain Toad lives in mountainous areas of China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam! They are a member of genus Ophryophryne, which are known as Mountain Toads or Narrow-mouthed Horned Toads! (photo by Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok)

A brown toad sitting on a green leaf! They have very prominent pointy spikes on their eyelids that look a bit like horns! They have rough looking skin, with some of the texture forming slight ridges that run down the length of their back! They have very large feet and long, stout looking legs!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our friend the Iberian Midwife Toad lives in Portugal and western Spain! Males of this species carry around a clutch of up to 180 eggs, sometimes from more than one female, to protect them until they hatch! Their call sounds like a loud beep, or perhaps a submarine ping! (photo by alzzal)

A brown toad covered in sand, sitting on a pebbly surface! Their back legs are surrounded by a large clutch of eggs nearly as large as the toad itself! They have small reddish spots on their eyelids and parotoid glands!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Our friend the Indus Valley Toad is also known as the Indian Marbled Toad and Punjab Toad! When handled roughly they will produce excretions that can cause irritation and boils on skin and have been known to sicken or kill dogs that attack them! (photo by Pritom Kumer Sur Roy)

A large greenish brown toad covered in lots of warty bumps! They have large parotoid glands!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Our friend the Emei Moustache Toad is known for the large row of keratinized spikes that males grow on their upper lip during mating season! These spikes are used to fight for breeding territories! Also, unlike most toads, the males tend to be much larger than the females! (photo by zodiacxxc)

A moist brown toad sitting on a moist rock! They have rough looking skin without warty bumps! Their eyes are mostly black but fade to a teal patch at the top! Oh, they also have a row of huge black spikes on their upper lip!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Our friend the Jingdong Toothed Toad has tiny teeth in their upper jaws! They live at high altitudes in the Mount Ailao region of the Yunnan province of China! Like other toothed toads, they have vertical pupils! (photo by Ji-Shen Wang)

A very bumpy brown toad with long arms and legs! They are covered in lots of large bumps and look quite moist! They have large eyes with vertical pupils!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Our friend the European Common Toad has the scientific name Bufo bufo, they are literally the "toad toad"! Scientists once found one crawling on the bottom of Loch Ness at a depth of 324 feet (98 meters)! (photo by Charlotte Kirchner)

A brown toad with elongated parotoid glands, covered in lots of tiny bumps! The bumps along their sides are somewhat spiky and reddish!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Our friend the Morro Do Baú Flea Toad is one of seven new species of Saddleback Toads that were first described in 2015 after an expedition in Brazil! Their scientific name Brachycephalus fuscolineatus refers to the dark stripe down their back! (photo by Luiz Ribiero)

A tiny orange toad with a wide greenish-black stripe down the middle of their back! They have pebbly-looking skin, very skinny legs, and large black eyes!

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our friend the Western Green Toad is a recognized subspecies of the North American Green Toad, though some scientists argue that they are too closely related to be different toads! They are a secretive toad who hides underground during the day and comes out at night to feed! (photo by John Sullivan)

A light green toad covered in lots of small irregular dark green spots! They have a somewhat rough appearance and have large warty bumps all over their sides!

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