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The cane toad is estimated to have a critical thermal maximum of 40–42 °C (104–108 °F) and a minimum of around 10–15 °C (50–59 °F). [43] The ranges can change due to adaptation to the local environment. [44] Cane toads from some populations can adjust their thermal tolerance within a few hours of encountering low temperatures. [45]
The use of chan'su and love stone (a related toad skin preparation used as an aphrodisiac in the West Indies) has resulted in several cases of poisoning and at least one death. [12] [16] The practice of orally ingesting toad poison has been referred to in popular culture and in the scientific literature as toad licking and has drawn media ...
Some, like the cane toad Rhinella marina, are more toxic than others. Some "psychoactive toads", such as the Colorado River toad Incilius alvarius, [7] have been used recreationally for the effects of their bufotoxin. Depending on the species, male or female toads may possess a Bidder's organ, a trait unique to all bufonids except genera ...
Cane toads have enlarged, triangular glands behind their eyes, which can secrete a milky-white toxin used to ward off predators, including house pets. The native southern toad has oval-shaped ...
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]
Beautiful cane toads are considered large, measuring about 4 inches long on average, researchers said. They have “robust” bodies covered in bumps, a “squared snout” and webbed toes. A ...
Large, toxic and voracious cane toads are being collected by hand in Taiwan in a bid to protect pets, wild animals and even humans on the island. Large, toxic and voracious cane toads are being ...
For example, the cane toad (Rhinella marina) was intentionally introduced to Australia to control the greyback cane beetle (Dermolepida albohirtum), [101] and other pests of sugar cane. 102 toads were obtained from Hawaii and bred in captivity to increase their numbers until they were released into the sugar cane fields of the tropic north in ...