Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)

Created: July 30th, 2016 - 10:25 AM
Last Modified: July 30th, 2016 - 10:26 AM Entered by: Matt Ratcliffe
Record 262492

Country: United States		State: Florida	County: Hillsborough County	Time: 2016-07-30 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Both	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Flooded depression
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Notes

These are the first Cane Toads I've observed in Tampa. These individuals are about two miles away from a less developed area that has an abundance of native anurans, so I hope they aren't expanding south down the peninsula.

Also heard A. terrestris and L. catesbeianus calling from this spot earlier.

First R. marina record in the database for Hillsborough County.

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Comments

Posted by Noah Mueller on Aug 02, 2016 at 08:31 AM

Oh, okay.

Posted by Matt Ratcliffe on Aug 01, 2016 at 08:26 AM

Sorry, I should clarify. By peninsula I meant Tampa's Interbay Peninsula, not the Florida Peninsula. Interbay connects to the mainland on the north, so that's where the Cane Toads would be expanding.

Posted by Noah Mueller on Jul 31, 2016 at 10:55 PM

They are expanding north, not south :(