Giant fire-bellied toad's brain brims with powerful germ-fighters Date: April 13, 2011 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Frog and toad skins already are renowned as cornucopias of ...

Frog and toad skins already are renowned as cornucopias of hundreds of germ-fighting substances. Now a new report in ACS's Journal of Proteome Research reveals that the toad brains also may ...

Small, colorful, and a lover of habitats with sandy substrates, Red-clawed Crabs are some of the best aquarium pets that aren ...

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Between April and August, oriental fire-bellied toads will mate, and the females will lay large clutches of eggs at a time. They deposit their eggs in the water, where they become attached to ...

What could the toad have done to the kitten- A: Fire-bellied toads have skin glands that secrete several different toxins. Ingestion can cause irritation of the mouth, skin, and eyes.

If threatened, the fire-bellied toad throws its legs into the air to flash its menacing bright orange belly. And if that isn't enough to scare off trouble, its back is coated with lethal toxic ...

Scientists found “slender” newt with orange belly in Jiangxi mountain & discovered new species: Huanggangshan fire-bellied newt, study said.

From African Dwarf frogs and Red-clawed Crabs to Male Painted Turtles and Fire-bellied Toads. There’s a whole host of animals out there to get up close and personal with behind a glass screen.