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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Cane toad, Bothrops atrox, Spectacled Caiman, Electric eel, Lachesis muta, Arapaima, Silver arowana, Corallus caninus, Denticetopsis, Hydrodynastes gigas, Cetopsidium, Mata mata, Cetopsidae, Aniliidae, Epicrates, Tukeit Hill Frog, Epicrates cenchria, Blue tegu, Pseudacanthicus, Mussurana, Vandellia, Corallus hortulanus, Henonemus, Amphiarius, Rhinodoras, Mastiglanis asopos, Oxybelis aeneus, Ochmacanthus, Gonatodes, Dendrobates tinctorius, Guyana Kentropyx, Bluespotted corydoras, Typhlops brongersmianus, Aspistor, Spot-legged turtle, Chironius carinatus, Trachycorystes, Trachelyichthys, Dipsas variegata, Pseudoboa neuwiedii, Helicops angulatus, Amapasaurus tetradactylus, Chironius scurrulus, Imantodes cenchoa, Spilotes pullatus, Oxyrhopus petola, Leptophis ahaetulla, Erythrolamprus aesculapii, Liophis cobellus, Pseustes poecilonotus, Hydrops triangularis, Pseustes sulphureus, Mastigodryas boddaerti, Pheidole microgyna, Tripanurgos compressus, Siphlophis cervinus, Tantilla melanocephala, Oreophrynella dendronastes. Excerpt: The Cane Toad (Bufo marinus), also known as the Giant Neotropical Toad or Marine Toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to Central and South America, but has since been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a member of the subgenus Rhinella of the genus Bufo, which includes many different true toad species found throughout Central and South America. The cane toad is a prolific breeder; females lay single-clump spawns with thousands of eggs. Its reproductive success is partly because of opportunistic feeding: it has a diet, unusual among Anurans, of both dead and living matter. Adults average 10-15 cm (3.9-5.9 in) in length; the largest recorded specimen weighed 2.65 kilograms (5.8 lb) with a length of 38 cm (15 in) from snout to vent. The cane toad has po...
