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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

European tree frog Hyla arborea

Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic. (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 1Limosa harlequin frog
Image 2Fire salamander
Image 3Dendropsophus microcephalus
Image 4Fire salamander
Image 5Iberian midwife toad
Image 6Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Image 7Emerald-eyed tree frog
Image 8Limnodynastes dumerilii
Image 9Phantasmal poison frog
Image 10Balearic green toad
Image 11Agalychnis callidryas
Image 12Blue poison dart frog
Image 13Common toads during amplexus
Image 14Albanian water frog
Image 15Lithobates clamitans
Image 16White-lipped tree frog
Image 17Atelopus certus
Image 18Panamanian golden frog
Image 19Marsh frog
Image 20Edible Frog
Image 21Epirus water frog
Image 22Fire-bellied toad
Image 23Fire salamander
Image 24Eastern newt
Image 25Frogs
Image 26Golden toad
Image 27Ecnomiohyla rabborum
Image 28Leaf green tree frog
Image 29Surprise, 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 30American toad
Image 31Litoria chloris
Image 32Blue Mountains tree frog
Image 33Agile frog
Image 34Spanish painted frog
Image 35New England tree frog
Image 36Male Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris aka Triturus vulgaris) during breeding season in the Netherlands.
Image 37Magnificent tree frog
Image 38Poison dart frog
Image 39Common frog
Image 40Italian tree frog
Image 41Southern Brown tree frog

Selected toad article

Frostius pernambucensis males

Frostius – known as Frost's toads – is a small genus of true toads consisting of only two species endemic to Brazil. The genus was proposed by David C. Cannatella in 1986 based on an analysis of a species previously classified as Atelopus. Various morphological and life-history information first suggested that it is sister taxon to Atelopus or Atelopus + Osornophryne, but later molecular evidence suggests that it is sister taxon to Oreophrynella. It was named for Darrel Frost in recognition of his work on anuran systematics. (Full article...)

Selected caecilian article

Chikila fulleri, also known as the Kuttal caecilian, Fuller's caecilian, and Fuller's chikila, is a species of caecilian from South Asia. In 2012 it was reassigned to a newly erected family, Chikilidae. (Full article...)