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The cane toad is a large, warty, poisonous amphibian native to South and Central America and considered to be one of the worst invasive species in the world. They were introduced in many...
The cane toad (Rhinella marina), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, but which has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean, as well as Northern Australia.
Sep 6, 2023 · A cane toad in Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory. The cane toad is one of Australia’s best-known introduced pests. Released in Queensland to help the cane industry deal with insect attacks on sugar cane roots, it has since spread all the way across to northern Western Australia.
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Excluding cane toads from water by using an alternative type of reservoir to dams is a practical approach to reduce cane toad populations. Dams could be fenced to exclude toads, or different types of reservoirs such as closed tanks which do not allow toads to access water could be used as alternative types of reservoirs to dams.
Native to South and mainland Middle America, cane toads were introduced to Australia from Hawaii in June 1935 by the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, now Sugar Research Australia, in an attempt to control the native grey-backed cane beetle ( Dermolepida albohirtum) and French's beetle ( Lepidiota frenchi ). [3]
Oct 6, 2020 · In 1935, cane toads (Rhinella marina) were brought to Australia to control insect pests. The devastating ecological impacts of that introduction have attracted extensive research, but the...
