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  2. Cane toad - Wikipedia

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    The cane toad has poison glands, and the tadpoles are highly toxic to most animals if ingested. Its toxic skin can kill many animals, both wild and domesticated, and cane toads are particularly dangerous to dogs.

  3. Adaptations of Australian animals to cane toads - Wikipedia

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    Cane toads are highly toxic to snakes. [23] [24] [25] Since the arrival of cane toads, the populations of many native snake species have dramatically declined (up to 89% for the death adder [25]). For some native snakes an attack on a cane toad is fatal in as many as 50% of encounters. [25]

  4. Cane toads in Australia - Wikipedia

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    A young cane toad. The cane toad in Australia is regarded as an exemplary case of an invasive species.Australia's relative isolation prior to European colonisation and the Industrial Revolution, both of which dramatically increased traffic and import of novel species, allowed development of a complex, interdepending system of ecology, but one which provided no natural predators for many of the ...

  5. South Florida Overrun by Poisonous Cane Toads, Posing Risk to ...

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    The cane toad secretes a milky liquid that can potentially be fatal to pets who lick or bite it. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  6. This warty, toxic pest threatens entire ecosystems. These ...

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    On the edge of a dark, suburban park in Brisbane, teams of volunteer toad-catchers gather around Gary King as he shoves another squirming specimen into a cooler box. This warty, toxic pest ...

  7. Portal:Amphibians and reptiles/Selected article/1 - Wikipedia

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    The Cane toad has large poison glands, and adults and tadpoles are highly toxic to most animals if ingested. Because of its voracious appetite, the Cane toad has been introduced to many regions of the Pacific and the Caribbean islands as a method of agricultural pest control , notably in the case of Australia in 1935, and derives its common ...

  8. Bufagin - Wikipedia

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    Bufagin is a toxic steroid C 24 H 34 O 5 [3] obtained from toad's milk, the poisonous secretion of a skin gland on the back of the neck of a large toad (Rhinella marina, synonym Bufo marinus, the cane toad). The toad produces this secretion when it is injured, scared or provoked.

  9. What is a bufo toad? Here are tips on how to keep your pets ...

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    Cane toads are an invasive, non-native species in Florida, originally found in parts of Central and South America and the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. They were brought to Florida in the ...