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True toads have dry, warty skin. Glands behind the eyes release a toxin that discourages predators. These amphibians live on nearly every continent. Only Antarctica and Australia lack them naturally. Many lay their eggs in long jelly strings. They walk more often than they hop.
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Bufonidae
Anaxyrus americanus · Least concern
A breeding male's trill can last 30 seconds and sounds like a ringing telephone. Females lay two long strings holding 2,000 to 20,000 tiny black eggs, which hatch into tadpoles within just 3 to 12 days.
Photo: Cephas (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Bufonidae
Duttaphrynus melanostictus · Least concern
In 2011 the Asian common toad stepped ashore at the port of Toamasina, Madagascar; by 2014 it occupied 100 square kilometres around the city. The alarm is real: when tested, all but one of 77 native predator species showed no resistance to its toxin. Madagascar's animals have been isolated from toads since the Jurassic, much like Australia's before the cane toad.
Photo: LiCheng Shih (CC BY 2.0)
Bufonidae
Rhinella marina · Least concern
The cane toad is considered the largest true toad: adults are usually 10 to 15 cm, and the record is 24 cm. Native to Central and South America, it was introduced to northern Australia. One captive lived 35 years.
Photo: Benjamint444 (GFDL 1.2)
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