toad

Tadpoles become toads, and, in tales such as this one, metaphorical toads can be — whether through will, chance, or wishes — transformed into something else.

Fish and Wildlife Service’s military conservation partner of the year for its efforts to support the recovery of several species, including the tidewater goby, coastal California gnatcatcher, the arroyo toad and southern California steelhead.

And then he doesn’t get the response he wants and runs out flailing, like a toad that finally got turned back into a man?

He is concerned this has damaged the habitats of the small creatures - such as frogs, toads and insects - that lived inside the wall.

These days the trout are few, but you’ll fall asleep listening to the nearby frogs and toads serenading the night from their river homes.