Open AccessAsian Black-spined Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) in Australia
Author(s) -
Matthew Mo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
reptiles and amphibians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2332-4961
pISSN - 2330-3956
DOI - 10.17161/randa.v24i3.14197
Subject(s) - geography , zoology , toad , biology , ecology
With increasing numbers of Asian Black-spined Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) found at Australian seaports and airports since 1999, this species could become Australia’s second invasive toad. Introductions of D. melanostictus have already occurred in other countries, with inadvertent stowaways the principal cause. Three recent incursions have been documented in suburban areas of Sydney and Melbourne.