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.

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...

John Waters / Underwater view of a group of Common toads (Bufo bufo) spawning in a pond, some in amplexus, with spawn, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, March.

Ingo Arndt / Common toad (Bufo bufo) eggs close up.

Ingo Arndt / Natterjack toads, mating pair with strings of toad spawn {Bufo calamita} Germany

Georgette Douwma / Striated fusilier (Caesio striatus) school feeding on fish spawn at dusk. Egypt, Red Sea.

Benjamin Barthelemy / Pair of Common european toads (Bufo bufo) pair in amplexus in the Lac des Corbeaux, with frogspawn, Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park, Vosges, Lorraine, France, April

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common toad (Bufo bufo), in a pond, with toad spawn and frogspawn, in the mating season, England: Surrey, Coldharbour, on outskirts of village, March, spring,

Simon Colmer / Common European toad (Bufo bufo) spawn wrapped around pondweed, UK

Kim Taylor / Common european toad spawn {Bufo bufo} toadspawn, UK.

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