Temporal release characteristics of cane toad parotoid gland secretions following benign electrical stimulationDERMAL GLANDSTEMPORAL PROCESSESELECTRICAL STIMULATIONBUFO MARINUSThe development of a technique of electrical stimulation to release secretions from the dermal macroglands of anurans has permitted analysis...
(a) An adult female male cane toad showing parotoid gland, and (b) an adult male cane toad exuding toxin from parotoid glands following capture. Photographs by Cameron Hudson. Full size image In the case of the cane toad, the invaded range in Australia contains many predators that are ...
Physical characteristics cane toadThe cane toad (Rhinella marina) communicates with a slow low-pitched call that is said to sound similar to a faraway tractor. Cane toads have reddish to grayish brown coloring on the back, with occasional tinges of red, yellow, or dark green. Somewhat flat ...