Bufo marinus (Bufonidae)

The so-called cane toad (Bufo marinus) is a large brown to grayish-brown toad with warty skin, usually 6-9" in length at maturity, and weighing up to four pounds. Bufo marinus takes approximately one year to reach maturity, and may live from 10-40 years.  The skin of the toad has glands that produce an irritant which can be toxic--even lethal--to other small animals, and cause irritation of eyes and mucus membranes in humans. Cane toads have a wide diet and will eat almost any animal they can fit into their mouths, although their normal prey is insects. 

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