Rhinella marina

E147475

Rhinella marina, commonly known as the cane toad, is a large, highly toxic, and invasive amphibian species native to Central and South America and introduced widely for pest control.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rhinella marina canonical 3
Bufo marinus 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf species of amphibian ⓘ
toad ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
bodySize large for a toad ⓘ
class Amphibia ⓘ
commonName cane toad ⓘ
giant toad ⓘ
marine toad ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
developmentType aquatic tadpole stage ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
other small animals ⓘ
ecologicalImpact competition with native amphibians ⓘ
poisoning of predators ⓘ
predation on native fauna ⓘ
family Bufonidae ⓘ
fertilizationType external fertilization ⓘ
genus Rhinella ⓘ
habitat agricultural land ⓘ
disturbed habitats ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasDefense toxic skin secretions ⓘ
hasOrgan parotoid glands ⓘ
introducedFor biological pest control ⓘ
introducedRange Australia ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ
Pacific Islands ⓘ
isInvasiveSpeciesIn Australia ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeRange Amazon Basin ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Anura ⓘ
originalCombination Bufo marinus ⓘ
linked to: Rhinella marina
parentTaxon Rhinella ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductionMode sexual reproduction ⓘ
reproductiveCapacity high fecundity ⓘ
synonym Bufo marinus ⓘ
linked to: Rhinella marina
targetPest cane beetles ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
toxinType bufotoxins ⓘ
cardiac glycosides ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bufonidae → notableSpecies → Rhinella marina ⓘ
Rhinella marina → originalCombination → Bufo marinus ⓘ
linked to: Rhinella marina
Rhinella marina → synonym → Bufo marinus ⓘ
linked to: Rhinella marina
Rhinella → hasNotableSpecies → Rhinella marina ⓘ
Rhinella → contains → Rhinella marina ⓘ