Reptiles & amphibians · La Saladita, Guerrero

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Spanish: Sapo marino

Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
Photographed by bankzia on iNaturalist · CC0 · taken in Glass House Country, Beerwah, QLD, AU, not near La Saladita

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

TaxonomyAmphibia › Anura › Bufonidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records33,330 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/rhinella-marina/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.