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Photo take at my garden night time medium size toad mustard color whit small brown dots on the top about 7 cm long first time i seen one like this. Also now as Cane toad. Individual cane toads can be grey, yellowish, red-brown or olive-brown, with varying patterns. A large parotoid gland lies behind each eye. The ventral surface is cream-coloured and may have blotches in shades of black or brown. The pupils are horizontal and the irises golden. The toes have a fleshy webbing at their base, and the fingers are free of webbing.
This area encompasses both tropical and semi-arid environments. The density of the cane toad is significantly lower within its native distribution than in places where it has been introduced. In South America, the density was recorded to be 20 adults per 100 mt of shoreline.The cane toad is native to the Americas, and its range stretches from the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas to the central Amazon and south-eastern Peru.
The cane toad has poison glands, and the tadpoles are highly toxic to most animals if ingested. Wikipedia.
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