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Bufo a genus of toads of the family Bufonidae; these amphibians carry toxins in parotid glands in their skin. Dogs or cats which mouth them are poisoned. There are a number of toxins including the cardiotoxic bufogenins, bufotoxin, bufotenins, catecholamines and serotonin. The toxicity of each species depends on the mix and concentration of toxins. Species include B. alvarius, B. canorus, B. exsul, B. ictericus, B. koynayensis, B. marinus, B. regularis, B. vulgaris. Bufo marinus the giant tropical toad. Introduced into many areas such as Australia and Hawaii to control insect pests. Absorption of the toxins through the oral mucosa of dogs, and less often cats, results in varying degrees of salivation, pulmonary edema, cardiac arrhythmias, cyanosis and seizures which may culminate in death of the animal. Bufo regularis African toad. Bufo vulgaris causes excess salivation and distress if caught by a dog. Called also common toad. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When the snake eats the toad Bufo japonicus (inset), it arms itself with the toad's toxin. Elevated trace element concentrations in southern toads, Bufo terrestris, exposed to coal combustion wastes. But Northern Territory health officials are warning the public that those who lick or smoke cane toads are playing with death, and that there aren't any hallucinogenic properties in the cane toads' bufo toxins. |
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