Latin Etymology: Rhinella ("little nose") marina ("marine")
Adult Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 1.5-2kg / Length: 10-24cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The largest of the Bufonidae, the Cane toad is so named because it was introduced to sugar cane plantations to eat pests that could harm the crops. It is perhaps most infamous asone of the most infamous invasive species in the world with populations being established in the Caribbean, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Hawai'i and most infamously, Australia with a devastating affect on various species of local wildlife, both that it eats, and that try to eat it but are vulnerable to its toxins.
Related Species:
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
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Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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