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 Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:14 pm
Here we can talk about our friend the toad. While in some places they aren't welcome (Australia), most places are able to support at least a few species... While some people are afraid they'll get warts, some actually kiss them, myself included!
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:03 pm
The Australian toad! Cane toad. ^^
I have wanted to see one.. but I bet my friend has seen a bunch. >_> Hmm... They are poisonous though...
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:21 pm
Dead snakes galore! They have a big cane toad problem down in south Florida too!
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:38 pm
sometimes at night, the toads in my backyard had a pool party blaugh
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:41 pm
I don't know what bufo is so i searched for it through google.
here is what i found:
True toads have in common a stocky figure and short legs, which makes them poor jumpers. As with all members of the family Bufonidae, they lack a tail and teeth, and they have horizontal pupils. Their dry skin is thick and warty.
Behind their eyes, Bufo species have a wartlike structure, the parotoid glands. These glands distinguish the true toads from all other tailless amphibians. They secrete a fatty, white poisonous substance which acts as a deterrent to predators. Ordinary handling of toads is not dangerous, and does not cause warts in contradiction to folk beliefs.
Toads can also inflate their bodies when threatened. Males are usually smaller than females and possess the organ of Bidder, an incomplete ovary. The adult males of many species show a dark throat. When stressed, toads can let a poison seep through their skin that when swallowed could kill a large dog.
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:42 pm
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