Bufo terrestris

Basic information
Scientific name	Bufo terrestris	Click to magnify
Major synonym	Anaxyrus terrestris
Common names	Southern toad
Higher taxon	Bufonidae, Anura, Amphibia
Natural range	Southeastern USA.
Habitat	This species occurs in dry and wet habitat such as gardens in human houses. In daytime, this species hides under soil, log, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Deliberate: This species was traded as a pet animal.
Impact	Potentially: Predation, competition, venomous to predators. Native organism(s) affected: Small invertebrates (predation). Native frogs (competition). Snakes eating frogs and toads (venomous).
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Under Construction.

Reference

Notes

Conant & Collins (1991) A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians. Eastern/Central North America 3rd ed.. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Frost (2009) Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.3 (12 February, 2009). http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/ . AMNH, New York, USA.
Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The Invasive Alien Species Act (Accessed on 2012-7-04) http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/as.html
Nagasaka (ed) (1996) Picture Book of Reptiles & Amphibians. Pisces (in Jpn)