Sonoran Desert toads use a fascinating defense mechanism against predators—hallucinogenic toxins. But nature has found a way around it. Amphibians are remarkably resilient creatures. In the 300 ...

*** new international study found that *** fungal disease has caused an extreme population decrease in more than 500 amphibian species over the last 50 years. The study was published in the journal ...

Arizona officials are reminding Phoenix-area citizens that kissing frogs should only happen in fairy tales, as some people are reportedly licking toxic toads to get high. Recent unseasonal rainfall in ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Joe McDowell with the Sedgwick County Zoo brought in Willie, a Sonoran Desert Toad, to KSN’s Wild Side Tuesday morning. Willie is an amphibian. “That’s basically meaning two ...

Sonoran Desert Toad Psychedelics, 50 Years of Tucson Bonsai, Fossil Collection, Raquel Gutierrez. This week on Arizona Illustrated…how demand for a psychedelic substance could spell trouble for the ...

The toad secretes a toxin that can make people sick. But because the toxic secretions also contain a powerful hallucinogen, toad licking has... The National Park Service wants people to stop licking ...