Cane toad: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cane toad lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinella marina
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Asia, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Bufonidae

Where does the cane toad live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cane toad in 11 countries and territories across Asia, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Rurópolis, Venezuela. In Papua New Guinea, Philippines it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the cane toad endangered?

The cane toad’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cane toad?

The cane toad (Rhinella marina) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Bufonidae, genus Rhinella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cane toad

The cane toad (Rhinella marina), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, but which has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean, as well as Northern Australia. It is included as a member of the genus Rhinella, which includes many true toad species found throughout Central and South America, but until 2007 it was assigned to the genus Bufo.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cane toad (revision 1381439525), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q321087 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).