Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Common toad (Bufo bufo) swimming in River Orchy, Highlands, Scotland, UK, April

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera) leaping, Orellana Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Close-up portrait of a South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera) amongst leaf litter, Orellana Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Guacamayo plump toad (Osornophryne guacamayo) walking, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Rio Faisanes stubfoot toad (Atelopus coynei), Carchi Province, Ecuador, 2017. Critically endangered. (non-ex)

John Cancalosi / Sonoran desert toad (Incilius alvarius) pair mating, with trail of spawn in water. Arizona, USA.

John Cancalosi / American toads (Anaxyrus americanus), several males competing to mate with female, Maryland, USA, April.

Kerstin Hinze / Male Common european toad (Bufo bufo) in amplexus with a dead fish, Lower Saxony, Germany, April.

Remi Masson / Common toads (Bufo bufo) mating surrounded by strings of toadspawn. Ain, Alps, France. First prize in the category "The Underwater World, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 competiti...

Remi Masson / Male Common toads (Bufo bufo) fighting underwater during mating season, with a pair mating Ain, Rhone-Alps, France, March.

John Waters / Male Common European toad (Bufo bufo) approaching female at surface, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.

John Waters / Wide-angle shot of a pair of Common European toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus, jumping into a pond, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.