Toad

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Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientific taxonomy, but is common in popular culture (folk taxonomy), in which toads are associated with drier skin and more terrestrial habitats,More info:wiki

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#10 Cane toads have a salty secret to protect themselves when shedding skin,More info:phys

#9 Amazing Facts about Cane Toads,More info:animalsake

The Cane Toad is a rather unique and deadly member of the toad species of amphibians. Scroll below, for a detailed fact file on this toad, including habitat, behavior and physical characteristics.

Members of the amphibian species are easily amongst nature’s most icky and rather weird characters. Some are slimy and bug-eyed and some are poisonous or can be harmless, the amphibian class of animals have a diverse feature set. Amongst the various toad and frog species, a rather sinister animal is the Cane Toad. At first not much was known about it but now it has gained a reputation as a very invasive animal, whose population and tactics can get out of control. Intrigued? Read on for some cane toad facts, to get the real dirt on this toady pest.

#8 Ranger’s toad,More info:wikipedia

#7 EASTERN AMERICAN TOAD,More info:mdc

#6 Cane toad,More info:reptilepark

The cane toad is large, reaching up to 23cm in length. It has highly visible poison glands located near the back of the head. The back and legs of the cane toad are covered in wart-like lumps and its skin has a leathery appearance. The cane toad has conspicuous glands behind the eyes called parotoid glands. When a predator eats the cane toad, the glands release a distasteful and toxic substance forcing the predator to let go. If the predator has already partially swallowed the toad, the toxin is strong enough to kill animals as large as goannas, quolls and red-bellied blacksnakes. There are currently no control programs for the cane toad, though researchers are examining the possibility of introducing a pathogen that is specific to the toad and will not affect native amphibians.

#5 CANE TOAD STOWAWAYS,More info:canetoadsinoz

Cane toad stowaways are turning up in new and unprecedented parts of Australia. Initially, cane toads reached Australia because of direct human assistance; the Queensland agricultural scientists brought them in to eat the beetles that threatened the cane crop. But those initial releases were all in northeastern Queensland; since then, the toads have made their own way around the country. Studies by TEAM BUFO at Fogg Dam show that the incredibly rapid pace of toad invasion is due to fast movement by individual toads – many of the animals radio-tracked by Dr Greg Brown moved more than a kilometer a night.

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