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The cane toad

Rhinella marina

Description:

The cane toad (Rhinella marina), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad which is native to Central and South America, but has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a member of the genus Rhinella but was formerly in the genus Bufo, which includes many different true toad species found throughout Central and South America. The cane toad is a prolific breeder; females lay single-clump spawns with thousands of eggs. Its reproductive success is partly because of opportunistic feeding: it has a diet, unusual among anurans, of both dead and living matter. Adults average 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) in length; the largest recorded specimen weighed 2.65 kg (5.8 lb) with a length of 38 cm (15 in) from snout to vent.-Wikipedia

1 Species ID Suggestions

JeffreyDuby
JeffreyDuby 10 years ago
Cane Toad
Bufo marinus Florida Wildlife Extension at UF/IFAS


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4 Comments

MUSE
MUSE 10 years ago

Thank u all

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Bufo marinus has been changed to Rhinella marina: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toad

JeffreyDuby
JeffreyDuby 10 years ago

No problem

MUSE
MUSE 10 years ago

Thank u JeffreyDuby

MUSE
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MUSE

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 16, 2010
Submitted on Jun 16, 2013

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