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After toad eggs are fertilized, most hatch into tadpoles before becoming fully grown adults. Instead of legs, tadpoles have tails for swimming and gills to breathe underwater. As time passes, the tail becomes smaller and smaller until it eventually disappears. At the same time, the tadpole grows legs and loses its gills.

Once this metamorphosis stage is complete, the adult toad is ready to live a terrestrial lifestyle. Not all toads or frogs have a tadpole stage.

However, all amphibians require an unpolluted source of water to reproduce. The common toad Bufo bufo lives up to 40 years, but most toad species live about 5 to 10 years. Several toad species are federally listed as endangered or threatened.

The biggest threats to toads are habitat degradation and invasive species. Touching a toad will not cause warts—however, the bufotoxin found on its skin can cause irritation. A groundbreaking bipartisan bill aims to address the looming wildlife crisis before it's too late, while creating sorely needed jobs. More than one-third of U. We're on the ground in seven regions across the country, collaborating with 52 state and territory affiliates to reverse the crisis and ensure wildlife thrive.

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