Asian Black-spined Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) in Australia

An invasion worth avoiding

Authors

  • Matthew Mo New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v24i3.14197

Keywords:

Australia, Biosecurity incursions, Exotic amphibian, Stowaways

Abstract

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.

Metrics

File downloads
375
Jan 2018Jul 2018Jan 2019Jul 2019Jan 2020Jul 2020Jan 2021Jul 2021Jan 2022Jul 2022Jan 2023Jul 2023Jan 2024Jul 2024Jan 2025Jul 2025Jan 20269
|

Downloads

Published

2017-12-01

Issue

Section

Introduced Species

How to Cite

Mo, M. (2017). Asian Black-spined Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) in Australia: An invasion worth avoiding. Reptiles & Amphibians, 24(3), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v24i3.14197