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.

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Published

2017-12-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2017): Reptiles & Amphibians

Section

Introduced Species

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Copyright is held by the authors. Articles in R&A are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.

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