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Nature FeaturesYou are in: Kent > Nature > Nature Features > Get toads out of a hole  Get toads out of a holeJessica Banham Has a toad hopped across your path recently? Seen a frog at the end of your garden? Well, the Kent Reptile and Amphibian Group want to know! This spring, the Kent Reptile and Amphibian Group (KRAG) launch their new project ‘Getting toads out of a hole’ to help conserve frogs and toads following growing concerns over their declining populations. According to KRAG, little is known about the whereabouts of these common amphibians and the first step to conserving these creatures is locating them.  Looking for frogs Helena Noifeld and four year old Ellie Fowler went down to Singleton Environment Centre to see some of these creatures in their natural habitat and to talk to Mike Philips, treasurer of the KRAG team. "We are urging everyone to come forward and inform us of any sightings, in their garden or elsewhere, of amphibians across Kent," says Mike. Help playing audio/video While the focus of the survey is on frogs and toads, KRAG welcome any information on other amphibians, classed as cold-blooded vertebrates, including newts and salamanders as they are keen to understand all species. How do you tell if you've found a frog or a toad? Mike gives some pointers: Help playing audio/video You can record your sightings on the KRAG website: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites Or by letter to KRAG, c/o Kent and Medway Biological Records Centre (KMBRC), Tyland Barn, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3BD last updated: 02/03/2009 at 16:44 SEE ALSOYou are in: Kent > Nature > Nature Features > Get toads out of a hole 
 
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