02-16-2006, 08:31 AM
Photo of Super Toad: http://network.news.com.au/image/0,10114,5109855,00.jpg
full article: http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/0..._toad.html
Quote:Toxic toads bound across the northern tropics of Australia faster than ever, thanks to the evolution of longer legs in the few short decades since humans introduced them to their own little paradise...
The toads can grow as large as dinner plates and weigh up to 4.5 pounds. Their heads and backsides are studded with rows of warts that secrete a milky white toxin called bufotoxin.
Because Australia has no native toads, many native predators such as snakes, lizards and mammals are very sensitive to the toxin. So when the toads spread, they immediately kill off many of the region's top predators...
full article: http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/0..._toad.html