Specimen ID | 84 |
Group | Amphibians-Frogs |
Genus | Rhinella |
Species | marina |
Common Name | Cane Toad |
State | FL |
County | Palm Beach |
Locality | Canal Point |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Everglades |
HUC8 Number | 03090202 |
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Collection Year | 1936 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
Status | failed |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 650 |
Author: | Krakauer, T. |
Date: | 1970 |
Title: | The invasion of the toads |
Journal: | The Florida Naturalist |
Volume: | 1970 |
Issue: | Jan |
Pages: | 12-14 |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 15291 |
Author: | Lobdell, R.N. |
Date: | 1936 |
Title: | Field and Laboratory Studies upon Insect Pests of South Florida with Particular Reference to Methods of Control. |
Journal: | Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1936 |
Volume: | 1936 |
Pages: | 123-125 |
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Reference 3 |
Ref. Number: | 15293 |
Author: | Lobdell, R.N. |
Date: | 1937 |
Title: | Insect Pests and their Control. State Project 87. University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report. |
Publisher: | University of Florida. |
Volume: | 1937 |
Pages: | 141-142 |
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Comments | released 200 toads at Canal Point and Belle Glade to control sugar cane pests. Disappeared within the year. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Stocked | ~100 |
Year Class | adults |