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The African giant toad, Congo toad, or Cameroon toad [1] (Sclerophrys superciliaris) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. [3] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, possibly Liberia, and possibly Sierra Leone.
The smoking of I. alvarius secretions should not be confused with the urban legend of toad licking. [47] Since 1983, the animal has since became a popular source of 5-MeO-DMT for recreational or spiritual purposes. [48] Unfortunately, this increased demand and use of the toads as a source of 5-MeO-DMT has put strain on their populations. [49]
In addition to bufotenin, Bufo secretions also contain digoxin-like cardiac glycosides, and ingestion of these toxins can be fatal. Ingestion of Bufo toad poison and eggs by humans has resulted in several reported cases of poisoning, [22] [23] [24] some of which resulted in death. A court case in Spain, involving a physician who dosed people ...
The Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius), also known as the Sonoran Desert toad, is a toad species found in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is well known for its ability to exude toxins from glands within its skin that have psychoactive properties.
One epileptic episode caused by Bufotoxins was observed in a 5-year old child, minutes after they had placed a Bufo alvarius in their mouth. The child was successfully treated with diazepam and phenobarbital. [11] In extreme cases following ingestion of mucus or skin of the toad, death generally occurs within 6 and 24 hours.
Bufo is a genus of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae.As traditionally defined, it was a wastebasket genus containing a large number of toads from much of the world but following taxonomic reviews most of these have been moved to other genera, leaving only seventeen extant species from Europe, northern Africa and Asia in this genus, including the well-known common toad (B. bufo). [1]
It is a member of the genus Rhinella, which includes many true toad species found throughout Central and South America, but it was formerly assigned to the genus Bufo. A fossil toad (specimen UCMP 41159) from the La Venta fauna of the late Miocene in Colombia is morphologically indistinguishable from modern cane toads from northern South America.
Bufo regularis Reuss, 1833 Amietophrynus regularis (Reuss, 1833) Sclerophrys regularis , commonly known as the African common toad , square-marked toad , African toad , Egyptian toad , African bouncing toad (due to the bouncing motion) and Reuss's toad , is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae .