Cane toads primarily coexist with other animals through a combination of competition and predation. Their presence can disrupt local ecosystems as they compete for food and resources, often outcompeting native species for prey. Additionally, cane toads secrete toxins that can be harmful or fatal to predators, which can further reduce their natural enemies. As a result, their introduction into non-native environments can lead to significant ecological imbalances.
Cane toads (Bufo marinus) in the wild can live up to ten years. In captivity they can live up to about eight years.
yes
Amphibians are not herd animals. Toads and other amphibians live alone except when they are reproducing.
2500 to about 3300
No they will not. Toads always feed on land and are not able to eat under water where tadpoles live.
i dont think it does i have researched it it is WA
The only species of the true toads (Bufonidae) family that lives in Australia is the Cane Toad. But this species was intruduced by man.
Several animals outside of Australia can kill cane toads, including certain species of snakes like the eastern indigo snake and the black racer, which have developed resistance to the cane toad's toxins. Birds such as the roadrunner and some species of crows are also known to prey on them. Additionally, some mammals like the opossum have been observed consuming cane toads without suffering from their toxic effects. These predators play a role in controlling cane toad populations in their native habitats.
Toads are hiding underneath stones and logs of wood, or in burrows of other animals.
toads and some fish
Yes their introduction had a purpose. But the toads did not serve it... They were introduced in Australia to eat small beetles. These beatles were a pest to the sugar cane. But the toads are ground dwellers while the beatles live high up the plants. So eventually the toads never got to the beatles and searched for food in the surrounding forests and swamps. There they started to reproduce and scince there are no natural enemies the toads are now considered a pest themselves.
all over north eastern Australia and spreading Carribbean islands, Hawaii and Australia.