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Cane Toad: Invasive Species
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Cane Toad: Invasive Species
Impacted Species
Conclusion
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Summary
Conservation Status
The cane toad's invasion has had catastrophic effects on native species, emphasizing the need for proactive conservation measures.
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Dasyuromorphia
Family Dasyuridae
Scientific Name: Dasyurus Viverrinus
The impacted species, such as the quoll, is listed as vulnerable or endangered in many areas due to cane toad predation.
Informative Presentation on Cane Toad and Its Impact on the Ecosystem
Importance to Ecosystem
- The Quoll plays a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem balance and biodiversity due to its predation on smaller species.
Cane Toad-
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Basic Info
COMMON NAME: Cane Toad
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rhinella marina
TYPE: Amphibians
Cane toads are native to the Amazon basin in South America and north to the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas.
Reproductive system: Sexually; Lays eggs
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 5 to 10 years
What Is being done?
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Engagement
Current Distribution
In 1935, at the request of sugarcane plantation owners, the government released about 2,400 cane toads into north Queensland to help control cane beetles, which eat the roots of sugarcane. Cane toads are widespread across northern and eastern Australia, and their distribution is expanding.
QSN(Quoll Seekers Network) has been actively surveying for spotted-tailed quolls and northern quolls in key locations across South East Queensland using baited remote cameras and scent detection dog surveys teams. Our survey data has been used to increase the quality and quantity of knowledge and to raise much-needed community awareness about quolls in Queensland.