FROG DISSECTION
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BIOLOGY 3201
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Biology
Date
Dec 18, 2024
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LAB REPORT: FROG DISSECTIONS.Y. ‘24 - ‘25FROG NAME: FROGGYSPECIMEN: TOAD●One of the world’s most notorious invasive species is the cane toad (Rhinella marina), which is avoracious predator. It is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, butwhich has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean, as well asNorthern Australia.SEX: FEMALE●The toad does not have any pads or patches on their toes.●It has a diffused skin pigmentation.1.0CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTIONTAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONKINGDOMAnimaliaPHYLUMChordataCLASSAmphibiaORDERAnuraFAMILYBufonidaeGENUSRhinellaSPECIESRhinella MarinaDESCRIPTION:●One of the world’s most notorious invasive species is the cane toad (Rhinella marina), which is avoracious predator. It is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, butwhich has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean, as well asNorthern Australia.●It was intentionally introduced in the early 20th century to many warm regions and islands to controlcrop pests.●Cane toads produce two kinds of toxins in neck glands that are often lethal to non-adapted predators in
the invasive range●The cane toad is a prolific breeder; females lay single-clump spawns with thousands of eggs.2.0EXTERNAL PARTS OF SPECIMEN3.0SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMREFERENCES:https://www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC21012https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773729#nullhttps://www.gbif.org/species/113252468#:~:text=The%20cane%20toad%20was%20first,ubiquitous%20amphibian%20in%20the%20islands