The Sonoran Desert Toad, with glands secreting a venom rich in the hallucinogens 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin, is invading Arizona now that monsoon conditions have kicked in for the late summer. They can ...

A group of thieves were recently caught on camera stealing Sonoran Desert Toads at a conservation park in Arizona. Maricopa County officials say that the thieves were probably stealing the toads ...

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 ...

Frog toes are not only useful for frogs, but also for research, at least for one ASU biologist. Brian Sullivan, a professor in the West campus’s Mathematical and Natural Sciences Division in the New ...

PHOENIX – This summer’s monsoon has been active across Arizona, bringing violent winds, torrential rain and flash floods. Also, rattlesnakes and toads. The Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary keeps ...

The Arizona Toad (Bufo [= Anaxyrus] microscaphus) occupied the entire Agua Fria River drainage in central Arizona until relatively recently. By the 1980s, a close relative, Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo ...

PHOENIX — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to review a toad that lives in Arizona for inclusion on the federal endangered species list. The agency announced Tuesday that a petition filed by ...

Arizona is battling a barrage of toxic toads this summer. The Sonoran Desert toad is popping up after the summer monsoon season and causing mayhem. The largest native toad in the United States, which ...

PHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to review a toad that lives in Arizona for inclusion on the federal endangered species list. The agency announced Tuesday that a petition filed ...

Toads lay their eggs in masses and create a string formation. They’re not easily seen because they’re often covered in sediment, Arizona officials said. Arizona Game and Fish Department You’re at a ...

The golden toad was declared extinct in 2004, the victim of climate change, scientists said in 2022. But Trevor Ritland hasn't given up the search.