toad
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To identify the spadefoot toad, Cruz said he examined the bones of amphibians found at the Tar Pits, a collection that hadn’t been analyzed in nearly 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Unearthing the spadefoot toad wasn’t the result of a targeted search — it happened by accident, much like many of history’s greatest finds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
At one lake, the toad population was still declining and had nearly disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The team analysed water samples from Mersehead, where the natterjack toad survives, and other sites.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Nathan unlatched the lock and the horned toad sprinted away to a nearby ditch.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
In hard-hit areas like Le Porge, experts say insects will have perished en masse and larger creatures from toads to lizards will not have been spared either.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In contrast, toads from the struggling population produced far fewer of these protective peptides during the tadpole stage, leaving them less prepared once they matured.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
A Level 4 decision, such as how to save a population of rare toads, might involve using the Conservation Evidence database that Sutherland created showing what works to protect species and habitats.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Horned toads watched the family go by and turned their little pivoting dragon heads.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
