Cane Toad

Order Anura; Family Bufonidae (True Toads); Scientific name: Rhinella marina; Formerly: Bufo marinus; Common name: Cane Toad – Detail of the poison gland exuding the poisonous, milk-coloured substance - Distribution in Australia: from north-eastern New South Wales through eastern and northern Queensland, through northern third of the Northern Territory to Kimberley Region of Western Australia; Important note: THIS IS AN ALIEN SPECIES, originally from South America, introduced to Australia as a biological agent against Cane Beetle – a scheme that failed abysmally, but has inconceivable consequences for Australian wildlife due to poisonous defenses of this species.