cane toad (Rhinella marina)

Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control cane beetles, unsuccessful, they are now considered an invasive species due to their effects on other wildlife. Cane toads secrete poisons from parotoid glands behind their eyes and on their backs

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Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control cane beetles, unsuccessful, they are now considered an invasive species due to their effects on other wildlife. Cane toads secrete poisons from parotoid glands behind their eyes and on their backs

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