#rhinella

[herpsandbirds]

South American Crested Toad (Rhinella margaritifera), family Bufonidae, Peru

photographs by Ignacio Yúfera

[markscherz]

Figured if you didn't know you might know someone who does. How are cane toads doing in their native range? Every time I look them up I usually find Australian based research and articles (completely get why that's the case), just wondered if there's much research on the native population. Thanks in advance!

Rhinella marina have a gigantic range in northern South America, where they are doing just fine.

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Their population trend is listed by the IUCN as 'Increasing', which may or may not be true in their native range. However, their adaptability to anthropogenic landscapes means that they are among the few amphibian species profiting from deforestation. Part of the reason the species is doing so damn well is that females lay clutches of sometimes over 20,000 eggs (multiple times per year), and even the eggs are poisonous.

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There's been a bit of research on the toads in their home range, but not nearly as much as in their invasive range—although that is of course understandable, given the scale of the problem!

[xicointhewild]

I was in a restaurant in countryside and found this little Rhinella girl under the table

[ljsbugblog]

invasive but also Small and Cute.

Cane Toad, juvenile (Rhinella marina).

[frogs-from-bogs]

Rhinella rubescens by Pedro H. Martins

[toadschooled]

Have you ever seen such a beautiful face? This specimen is a Rhinella major, a species formerly synonymous with Rhinella granulosa. Toads of the genus Rhinella are often referred to as beaked toads due to their prominent upper lips and snouts, which somewhat resemble a beak. Rhinella major can be found in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil, and are likely to exist in Peru, though documentation on their presence is needed. Images by Eric Vanderduys.

[animalids]

Cane toad (Rhinella marina)

Photo by Klaus Stiefel

[h0m0less]

cane toad with an infection or injury causing clouding of the eyes