cane toad

American  

noun

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

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cane toad British  

noun

1. 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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cane toad

Though if it had been a cane toad - one of the country's most damaging, and ugly pests - that would be another story, she said.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Yellow spotted monitor lizards usually die after eating a single adult cane toad, an introduced pest with toxic skin secretions that has wreaked havoc on Australia’s native wildlife.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 15, 2024

Most will then avoid eating another cane toad and survive.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

Native to South America and mainland Central America, the cane toad was introduced into Queensland in 1935 to help control the cane beetle population.

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