I had 27 warts on my hands, had them cut out…1 returned. Not 1 caused by any toad. Please do not keep the myth going as the only reason to do so now is due to hate or ignorance both of which do cause harm to an defenseless against humans and in innocent animal. Frankensteins Colton Kruse , October 29, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Newsletter Subscription Blog Sign up for our Newsletter and get weird news and exclusive offers to Ripley's, delivered straight to your inbox! Ben QC November 24, at am — Reply.
The order Anura has 4, species in 33 families and is broadly classified into three suborders: Archaeobatrachia includes four families of the primitive frog; Mesobatrachia includes five families of more evolutionary intermediate frogs; and Neobatrachia includes the largest group — the remaining 24 families of modern frogs, including the most common species found throughout the world.
Florida is home to several native species of frogs belonging to five different families. And while some of them live and breed in large lakes, others prefer to live in dry, upland habitats, breeding in small isolated wetlands. Three species of non-native frogs have invaded our state and have been quite successful surviving in our climate. Several native frogs are found only in North America, most widely distributed in the southeastern United States.
Their range, however, just barely extends into North Florida. While there are some species found statewide, others are found only in certain regions of the state. More than one-third of the frog species are considered to be threatened with extinction and over are believed to have been extinct since the s.
The number of malformations among frogs is on the rise and an emerging fungal disease has spread around the world. All toads have them; some are more toxic than others. Although they resemble warts in appearance, these glands aren't warts. Toads would have to secrete a virus called the human papillomavirus HPV in order to cause warts.
That's because warts are the result of an HPV infection, not toad secretions. HPV may have a familiar ring to it. Beginning in , a battle over mandatory HPV vaccinations took place in the U.
One particularly virulent sexually-transmitted strain of the virus has been shown to cause cervical cancer in women and many groups led largely by Women in Government, or WIG wanted states to mandate the addition of HPV vaccines to the roster of inoculations required for children to attend school. The state-by-state campaign by WIG lost some steam in , after it was revealed that the group which is composed of elected female officials around the U.
The potential benefits for reducing the prevalence of cervical cancer which affects around 10, women in the U. By the end of , 41 states had introduced legislation to create mandatory HPV inoculation programs and 19 states had already enacted them [source: NCSL].
An estimated 20 million people in the U. Most of them are fairly harmless to humans, producing benign maladies like warts, for example.
In addition to cervical cancer, HPV can also cause genital warts, another sexually transmitted disease. However, most people affected by a strain of the virus develop only regular old warts, however.
Most of the time these warts appear on the hands or fingers of the sufferer and, aside from aesthetics, pose no threat to humans. Warts aren't cancerous, which is odd because they're the result of rapid growth of epidermal cells , and cancer is uncontrolled cellular growth. Similar species Asian spined toad Giant burrowing frog. Description Large, heavily built toad with body up to 20cm long.
Visor or awning extends over each eye; high, angular, bony ridge extends from eyes to nose. Upper skin is brown, olive-brown or reddish-brown, with warts males have more warts than females.
Skin underneath varies from white to yellow, usually mottled. Habitat Survives in many habitats, but commonly found in tropical and subtropical lowlands close to freshwater breeding areas. Also found in urban and urban fringe areas, tropical savannas, grasslands, disturbed forests, forest edges, forests with limited understorey and agricultural areas.
Distribution Established throughout Queensland. Life cycle Lives at least 5 years in wild, up to 15 years in captivity. Mates at any time of year depending on available food and permanent water. Lays eggs in long, gelatinous 'strings', with developing tadpoles a row of small black dots. Single clutch can contain up to 35, eggs. Under ideal conditions, toadlets may reach adult size within a year.
Affected animals Native fish frogs birds quolls.
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