Cane Toad vs. Southern Toad

Cane Toads and Southern Toads share yards, golf courses and canal banks across south and central Florida. A: Low bony ridges over the eyes, with no tall crests or knobs in the Cane Toad; tall crests between the eyes ending in big knobs behind them in the Southern Toad. B: Enormous, swollen, triangular glands reaching back onto the sides in the Cane Toad; smaller, oval glands that stop behind the head in the Southern Toad. C: Huge: 4 to 6 in, up to 9 in in the Cane Toad; smaller: 1.5 to 3 in in the Southern Toad. The Cane Toad's glands ooze a poison that can kill a dog or cat that mouths it. Young Cane Toads are small and have no knobs either: look at the size of the glands.

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