Female European Toad, Bufo Bufo. Closeup Wide-angle Underwater Split Stock Image

Female European or common toad, Bufo bufo, underwater heading for the surface from a tangle of tree roots in a freshwater pond. Closeup wide-angle underwater and above water split. Bright sky and trees visible above water. Frogs and toads, and their spawn, appear in and around Blackford Pond at the start of spring. Blackford Pond, Edinburgh, Scotland