Amphibians

Profile: Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)

Profile: Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)

The Cane Toad can also be referred to as the Marine Toad, South American Cane Toad, the Giant Neotropical Toad, Giant Marine Toad and Dominican Toad. The common name ‘Cane Toad’ was adapted from the main reasons of using the animal to eradicate pests that are usually found in sugar cane plantations.
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Profile: African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)

Profile: African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)

The African clawed frog is also known as platanna and originates from South Africa, and along the Rift Valley south of the Sahara in southern and east Africa. In western Africa, they can be spotted in Angola and Namibia. That not withstanding, they can now be spotted all over the world, in fresh water...
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Profile: Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

Profile: Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

The term salamander originates from an Arab term meaning ‘lives in fire’. Traditionally, the species was seen crawling and coming out of logs that were put in campfires while cooking. Myths have it that the fire salamander could endure in fire, but you don’t want to find out the hard way if they can,...
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Invertebrates