Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Range

Native from South and mainland Central America through northern South America; introduced widely in the Caribbean, Oceania, Northern Australia and other regions.

Habitat

Open grassland and woodland, subtropical forest, and human-modified places such as gardens and drainage ditches.

Diet

An opportunistic omnivore that eats both dead and living matter, including small vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, pet food, feces and household refuse.

Facts

• A female can release 8,000–25,000 eggs at once. The jelly strings may stretch up to 20 m through the water before the eggs hatch.

Research sources

• English Wikipedia