cane toad

American

noun

a large brown toad, Bufo marinus, of tropical America, toxic to animals eating it and once exported to help control sugarcane beetles.

cane toad British

noun

Also called: giant toad, marine toad. a large toad, Bufo marinus , native to Central and South America but introduced into many countries to control insects and other pests of sugar-cane plantations

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The team counted lizards at each site, then put out more than 200,000 cane toad eggs for three of the seven populations.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 15, 2024

Dr Ward-Fear says this study tracks Australia's largest cane toad mitigation strategy to date, so upscaling the methodology from individual trials to the ecosystem level was an exercise in logistics and collaborative partnerships.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

When she picked up the creature, she was holding a monster cane toad that she believes could be the largest of its kind in the world.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023

"A cane toad that size will eat anything it can fit into its mouth," she said.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2023

A cane toad so giant wildlife officers thought it was fake has been found in a north Australian rainforest.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2023

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